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...
Kinship has published a report exploring the experiences of Black and Asian kinship carers in England. The report draws on standardised assessments and interviews with 37 Black and Asian kinship carers. Key findings...
The government has amended its Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to expand corporate parenting responsibilities of councils across the public sector. Under the amendment all government departments, schools, NHS...
Closer collaboration between local authorities and higher education is among recommendations for tackling barriers in ‘Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of children’s...
The Fostering Network has published its 2024 State of the Nations’ Foster Care report, revealing that experiences of burnout and poor wellbeing from foster carers are subsequently creating greater instability for...
This report summarises some key insights on children’s experiences with social care, which have been generated through research using administrative data. It serves as a source of evidence for policymakers and...
Kinship, the UK’s leading kinship care charity, was behind the 50-strong rally, which took place alongside the release of its report showing that kinship carers contribute £4.3 billion to the UK economy each year, but...
The Fostering Network has published its State of the Nations’ Foster Care report examining foster care across the UK. Findings from the 2024 survey, completed by over 3,000 current and former foster carers and 114...
The Guardian has published a news story about the number of newborn babies subject to care proceedings in England. Findings shared with the Guardian from analysis of government data by the Nuffield Family Justice...
The Department for Education has become the first government department to provide paid leave to staff who are kinship carers. To mark the milestone the government department has received a ‘gold standard’ from charity...
The UK is facing a fostering crisis where retiring carers are not being replaced by younger people, while the number of children entering care homes is rising, a charity has warned. Read the full story on this link...
