In a judgment given today (24 November), the Court of Appeal has unanimously declared that the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, acted unlawfully in failing to consult the Children’s Commissioner for England and other children’s...
‘Bad parent’: children’s watchdog to accuse state of care failings in England
The children’s commissioner for England will deliver a damning indictment of children’s social care in a speech on Tuesday and accuse the state of too often being a “bad parent”. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to...
Residential care
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published three reports looking at children’s residential care in England. The first report looks at the experiences of children in children’s homes and children in unregulated care homes and finds that...
Small rise in foster carers not enough to meet demand, Ofsted figures show
The number of fostering places and carers has only increased slightly this year, despite demand being at its highest, new data from Ofsted shows. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on...
Thousands of children in care being ‘failed by the state’ because of a broken residential care home market
Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, has published a set of reports showing how the children’s residential social care system is broken and is failing many of the most vulnerable children, in particular those who are most at risk of...
Care experienced voice ‘must be central to care review’
The voice of care experienced people must be central to the government’s promised Care Review, the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) has heard. Jenny Coles, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services...
