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Major £400m fostering services merger faces probe

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  • Monday, February 6, 2017
    • | CYP Now
A merger between two private firms that are among the largest providers of foster placement services to councils in England, Scotland and Wales, is to be subject to an in-depth investigation amid concerns it has created a monopoly.

Adoption support cap to remain until 2018

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  • Thursday, January 26, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Limits to the amount of money families with adopted children can claim for therapeutic support will remain in place until at least 2018 it has been announced.

Foster care focus for child asylum strategy

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  • Wednesday, November 2, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Plans to boost the number of foster carers for refugee and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be set out in a government safeguarding strategy, it has been announced.

DfE suggests 'exemption' from foster carer assessments

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  • Monday, October 17, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Councils could use controversial new powers allowing them to be exempted from children's social care legislation in order to streamline checks on potential foster carers, the Department for Education has suggested.

DfE places emergency limits on adoption support

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  • Thursday, October 6, 2016
    • | CYP Now
The amount of money families with adopted children will be able to claim for therapeutic support is being capped with immediate effect due to unexpected levels of demand, the Department for Education (DfE) has said.

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