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Councils told to set up regional agencies to increase adoptions
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- Tuesday, June 9, 2015 | CYP Now
Creating regional adoption agencies could help local authorities find permanent homes for the hardest-to place children, improve post-adoption support services and reduce overall costs of provision, say experts.
Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation
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- Tuesday, August 18, 2015 | CYP Now
The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.
Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'
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- Monday, September 28, 2015 | CYP Now
The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead
Children in Care: Policy and Practice
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- Tuesday, November 24, 2015 | CYP Now
Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.
Behind the Inspection Rating: Training builds fostering stability
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- Tuesday, April 16, 2013 | CYP Now
Fostering Solutions South, Winchester | Independent fostering agency inspection | January 2013
Making happy families
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- Tuesday, October 29, 2013 | CYP Now
The government has made adoption a key priority and set aside new funding. Joe Lepper explores the twin challenges facing local authorities - recruiting enough adopters and ensuring the right support.
Behind the Inspection Rating: Adoption team adapts to change
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- Tuesday, November 27, 2012 | CYP Now
St Francis' Children's Society, Milton Keynes | Voluntary adoption agency | August 2012
Separating siblings: debate starts to rage
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- Monday, August 6, 2012 | CYP Now
Suggestions by the adoption adviser that it is not necessarily in children's best interests to keep siblings together has sparked debate
Consultation on adoption reform
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- Tuesday, August 7, 2012 | CYP Now
Kara Apland, socio-legal researcher at the Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government consultations on contact arrangements for adopted children and children in care, and the adoption of siblings
Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection
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- Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | CYP Now
Hampshire children's services receive "good" Ofsted judgment; Salford DCS to become Solihull chief executive; and Bristol gets new child protection service, all in the news today.
Carers need training to reduce suicide risk
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- Friday, August 5, 2011 | CYP Now
Foster carers and residential childcare workers need basic mental health training to stem the number of looked-after children and care leavers who take their own lives, the government has been told.
Participation in Action: Adopted young people offer advice to workers and carers
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- Monday, March 30, 2015 | CYP Now
The Adoptables, a group of adopted young people, have helped design a First4Adoption webpage with tips and advice for people who are considering adoption.
Jazz Boorman, 17, North Yorkshire
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- Monday, November 28, 2011 | CYP Now
I was adopted by my second mum Mandy when I was five years old. I still see my birth mum and dad. I enjoy that we all get along.
Court Report: Application for post-adoption contact
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- Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | CYP Now
Case name: LT (A Child); Case number: [2010] EWCA Civ 1527; Judges: Sir Nicholas Wall, Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Wilson; Location: Court of Appeal