Almost four in 10 kinship carers had not received any legal advice about their rights and options for their kinship child, according to a new report from the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on kinship care. Some 82...
Residential care system lacking in specialist provision, expert warns
The residential care system does not have enough specialist provision to meet the needs of all children, according to the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC). Read the full article on this...
Care-experienced girls
Centre for Child and Family Justice Research (CFJ) has published a report which looks at the over-representation of care-experienced girls and women in the criminal justice system. Interviews were conducted with 17...
Call for care system to offer equal protection for refugee and migrant children
A group of organisations that supports refugee and migrant children is calling on the Care Review to ensure there is equality in the way the care system treats and protects these young people. Read the full article on...
Stronger safeguards ‘could reduce care leavers’ risk of homelessness’
The government needs to address rising numbers of young care leavers becoming homeless by introducing a series of stronger safeguards, a report warns. A joint briefing published by Just for Kids Law together with New...
Foster care allegations
The Fostering Network has published a report looking at how allegations made against foster carers are investigated. Findings from a survey of 3,352 foster carers from across the UK include: 14% of the foster carers who...
