Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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The charity Become has published a report on the experiences of girls in care placed far from their local area and support networks. The report highlights the voices of eight care-experienced young women in...
Ofsted has published a report analysing children’s social care sufficiency in England. The report presents a new index to measure the sufficiency of children’s social care provision, looking at how...
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Government social care commissioner says system relying on exhausted unpaid carers to plug gaps in support
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Anglia Ruskin University has published research exploring unregistered children’s homes in the UK and possible links to child exploitation, both criminal and sexual. Findings from the research showed that a mix of...
Early findings from Adoption UK’s forthcoming Adoption Barometer 2026 report show that more than half of respondents said they had been negatively affected by a 40% reduction to the Adoption and Special Guardianship...
Commonweal Housing has published a report, written by researchers at Public First, on the use of illegal unregistered children’s homes in the UK. Researchers carried out an analysis of Ofsted data as well as interviews...
Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors.
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Children’s care campaigners have welcomed the government’s decision to introduce measures to give looked-after children the legal right to maintain contact with siblings. The measures will be introduced through an...
Ofsted has published new research examining how schools and colleges support children in care in England. The research involved surveys and focus groups with inspectors as well as research visits to schools and colleges...
Inconsistent support from local authorities is creating barriers to academic progress for some children in care, despite strong efforts by many schools and colleges to help them, Ofsted has warned. The...
The introduction of financial allowances for kinship carers under a £126 million government trial has been hailed as a “life-changing” measure for cash-strapped families, campaigners have said. The per-child allowances...
