Hundreds of thousands of young carers in England and Wales could be unknown to local authorities and missing out on vital support, according to analysis. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
National care leaver offer urged by MPs
The development of a National Care Offer to ensure councils offer a consistent standard of financial and housing support to care leavers is among a raft of recommendations made by an influential group of MPs. The...
Minister reveals more details on government plans to create council children’s home places
Children’s minister Janet Daby has spoken to Children & Young People Now about the government’s plans to reform the children’s residential care system. Daby was speaking to CYP Now after delivering her keynote...
ADCS president backs minister’s call to reduce private care placements
The president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has backed government plans to reduce the use of private care providers. Speaking to CYP Now at the association’s recent annual conference in...
Children’s social care and maternal deaths
King’s College London, Oxford University and Birth Companions have published new research in BMJ Medicine examining children’s social care involvement and maternal deaths in the UK. The research looked at maternity care...
Children’s social care
The House of Common’s Education Committee has published a report examining the state of children’s social care in England. The inquiry looked at the system as a whole, as well as focusing on key areas including the...
