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...
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report on the use of unregistered children’s homes in England. The Commissioner requested information from local authorities about looked after children placed...
Care leavers in England are at risk of missing out on essential items when setting up their first home due to the lack of clear national guidelines on the levels of support offered by councils, latest research shows...
The value to the UK economy of offering paid employment leave to kinship carers could reach more than a £1bn over the next 30 years, research is suggesting. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
‘Major reforms’ of the funded childcare entitlement system are needed to benefit disadvantaged children, experts have urged, as latest analysis finds that two thirds of poorer families are missing out. Read...
Young children and babies living in low-income households are often the most likely to miss out on early childhood support despite being among those most in need of help, a report by two children’s charities is...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a policy statement outlining the Government’s commitment to reforming the children’s social care system in England. The report sets out reforms aiming to help keep...
The Department for Education (DfE) has released statistics providing information on looked after children in England in 2023/2024. The number of children looked after by local authorities in England on 31 March 2024 was...
Curtailing profit levels made by private care providers is to be the cornerstone of a new children’s social care strategy to be launched by the government today (Monday). The strategy will contain a range of new...
The number of children in the care of local authorities has declined for the first time in 16 years, government figures show.
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The Public Law Working Group has published a report on adoption best practice in England and Wales. The report covers five areas: contact with birth families; access to records; practice and procedure in placement and...
