There has been a sharp rise in the number of social care placements costing £10,000 a week, a Local Government Association (LGA) survey has revealed. While in 2018/19 there were 120 such placements, this...
Two-thirds of children in custody have been in local authority care, a new report finds, prompting calls for an improvement in relationships between children and staff to create a “stable environment” for...
During the summer Leicestershire Cares started a piece of research across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland exploring people views and opinions on protecting those of care experience under the Equality Act...
There has been a sharp rise in the number of social care placements costing £10,000 a week, a Local Government Association (LGA) survey has revealed. While in 2018/19 there were 120 such placements, this figure rose to...
Two-thirds of children in custody have been in local authority care, a new report finds, prompting calls for an improvement in relationships between children and staff to create a “stable environment” for young people...
During the summer Leicestershire Cares started a piece of research across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland exploring people views and opinions on protecting those of care experience under the Equality Act 2010...
Every child assessed as homeless by their local authority should be brought into care, the children’s commissioner for England has said after research revealed that almost 6,500 teenagers were homeless or at risk of...
As part of the Joining Up Joining In project funded from the Blagrave Trust Leicestershire Cares conducted a survey in partnership with their care experienced peer researchers. So far on the project, four young people...
Private sector fostering agencies are being called on to “transition to not-for-profit operation” by a group of trauma experts. The Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma wants to see all fostering agencies “prioritising...
Barnardo’s has published a report looking at how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting children and young people leaving care in England. The report includes interviews with 16- to 25-year-olds who have lived...
The largest independent providers of children’s social care saw profits of more than £300m last year, a new report commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals. The report by Revolution Consulting...
Pause has published a report on families experiencing repeat removals of children into care in England. The report highlights the issue of repeat removals and calls on the government to improve support to ensure...
The John Lewis Partnership has doubled down on its pledge to support care leavers, launching a new range designed by people with experience of the care system. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
