Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on...
Children in care
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 England and...
Children’s social care
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 availability...
Children’s services
The County Councils Network has published a report exploring early intervention and prevention in children’s services in England. It examines how the children’s services system could prevent more children from entering...
Campaigners call for legal right to lifelong adoption support amid crisis warning
Four in 10 adoptive families are facing severe challenges or are at crisis point, according to a poll, leading campaigners to call for a legal right to lifelong adoption support. Read more. Share this: Share on X (Opens...
Cost to councils of children’s care placements doubled since 2010
Analysis by economic think-tank PBE, commissioned by the alliance of children’s charities the Children’s Services Funding Alliance, finds local authorities spent £8.4billion on supporting looked-after children in...
