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...
All children classed as homeless must be taken into care, children’s commissioner says
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...
Should Care Experience be a Protected Characteristic
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...
Trauma experts call for end to profit making in foster care
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...
Care experienced young people
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...
Largest private children’s placement providers make £300m in annual profit
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...
