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...
Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT UK) and Missing People have published a new report on unaccompanied and trafficked children going missing from care in the UK. The report looks at the scale of the issue...
Numbers of foster carers and places dropped this year, continuing a downward trend following the pandemic, latest official figures show.
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced a review of guidelines for agencies to help tackle the criminalisation of children in care. The National Protocol, which asks professionals to consider whether a child’s...
Plan aims to restrict ‘over-policing’ of looked-after young people and ensure challenging behaviour is met with support rather than criminalisation
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To mark Care Leavers’ Month, Dame Rachel De Souza sets out the changes needed to improve support for care-experienced young people into adulthood. Read more.
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report looking at the children’s social care system and presenting a vision for how it could change. The report focuses on: standards across children’s social...
Ofsted has published findings from its annual survey of children’s social care in England which gathered views from children, parents and carers, professionals and providers. 8,880 children and young people shared their...
There has been a steep decline in the number of adoption applications and orders, latest Family Court figures show. Between April and June 2025 there were 903 adoption applications, down 17% compared with the equivalent...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published new research exploring outcomes and support for children in care at risk of or subject to a Deprivation of liberty order in England. The research involved an evidence...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a new report on children in England returning to care after an adoption or special guardianship order (SGO). The report examines the stability of permanence placements...
