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Legal Update: Scrutiny of private fostering

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  • Tuesday, January 19, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines changes to data collection on private fostering arrangements and what further work is needed to safeguard children and young people.

Timpson names councils with low Staying Put take-up

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  • Tuesday, February 2, 2016
  • | CYP Now
There are at least five local authorities in England where no young people in foster care have remained in their placement past the age of 18 during the last year, children's minister Edward Timpson has revealed.

Councils ordered to reduce adoption delays

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  • Friday, November 30, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Children's minister Edward Timpson has demanded councils improve their adoption processes after latest figures revealed one in four authorities is exceeding time limits.

Coalition fails to improve care placements

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  • Thursday, November 27, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The coalition government has failed to make any progress in getting children into the right placement when they first enter care and ensuring it is close to their home, a damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

The policy context on Attachment and Neglect

In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the scale of child neglect, its long-term effect on children's wellbeing and how interventions can prevent and repair the damage caused to children's ability to form strong attachments with parents and carers.

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  • Monday, June 6, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Government has been called on to protect foster carers after it was claimed that they are too scared to blow the whistle on suspected cases of child abuse because they could be struck off.

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