George is one of tens of thousands of children in the UK who’ve been taken into care because their parents are unable to look after them. Severely neglected, he struggled to express himself, so when there was something very important he wanted...
Human rights committee criticises government actions to protect children during pandemic
A damning report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has raised questions about government decisions to protect vulnerable children in response to the coronavirus pandemic.In its latest review, the Government’s response to Covid-19: human...
Adoptive Gay Father Families: A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Adjustment at Early Adolescence
Findings are presented from the second phase of a UK longitudinal study of 33 gay father, 35 lesbian mother, and 43 heterosexual parent families when their adopted children reached early adolescence. Participants predominantly lived in...
Critics accuse the DFE of ‘Sinking to New Low’ over revised consultation results
A document published by the government last week detailed the results of a consultation over plans to extend controversial ammendments to children’s social care legislation until 2021. The controversial measures, which were introduced in April...
One in Eight Children in Care Placed in Unregulated Settings
One in eight children in care has now spent time in unregulated supported accommodation including hostels, caravans and tents, new figures from the children’s commissioner for England reveal. In 2018/19, 12,800 spent some time accommodated in...
Guide to managing transitions in care
CYP Now has compiled a guide to managing transitions in care in partnership with Halliwell Homes. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
