Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT UK) and Missing People have published a new report on unaccompanied and trafficked children going missing from care in the UK. The report looks at the scale of the issue...
Number of foster places hits five-year low
Numbers of foster carers and places dropped this year, continuing a downward trend following the pandemic, latest official figures show. Read the full story on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:...
High criminalisation rates prompts government to review policing of children in care
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced a review of guidelines for agencies to help tackle the criminalisation of children in care. The National Protocol, which asks professionals to consider whether a child’s...
Children in care who lash out may no longer face automatic arrest under UK review
Plan aims to restrict ‘over-policing’ of looked-after young people and ensure challenging behaviour is met with support rather than criminalisation Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on...
Children’s services
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report looking at the children’s social care system and presenting a vision for how it could change. The report focuses on: standards across children’s social...
Children’s social care
Ofsted has published findings from its annual survey of children’s social care in England which gathered views from children, parents and carers, professionals and providers. 8,880 children and young people shared their...
