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The Discharge of Care Orders: A Study of England and Wales

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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This study by researchers from the University of Bristol set out to discover more about the discharge of care orders including how, why and when orders are ended and the differences between successful and unsuccessful discharge applications.

Legal Update: Family group conferences

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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Emily Blackshaw, lead quantitative analyst and Max Stanford, head of impact and evaluation at Coram outline findings from an evaluation of the use of FGCs at the pre-proceedings stage.

Commissioning: Parent-infant relationship services

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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Dr Karen Bateson, clinical psychologist and Wook Hamilton, head of development at the Parent-Infant Foundation, outline how a new toolkit can help commissioners develop provision that enhances relationships between parents and young children.

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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A toolkit and app have been launched to help local authorities, charities and community-based organisations convert vacant commercial buildings into social housing for vulnerable groups, including young care leavers.

Scotland’s care system reforms ‘no longer on track’, report finds

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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Improvements are needed across education, sibling separation, and homelessness in order for Scotland to fulfil its commitment to reform its care system by 2030, a new report from The Promise Oversight Board has found.

Half of children deprived of liberty placed in unregistered settings

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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More than half of children subjected to a deprivation of liberty (DoL) order in July and August last year were placed in at least one unregistered setting in the first six months of the order being granted, new analysis finds.

Kinship carers call for paid leave to match adoption offer

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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The government is being called on to ensure kinship carers receive the same statutory paid leave as adoptive parents when they take on the care of a child.

Campaign launches to champion social work

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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A campaign has been launched to champion social workers and counteract negative media coverage of the profession.

Child migrants urge peers to vote against Illegal Migration Bill

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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Young people who arrived in the UK as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have written to peers urging them to vote against the Illegal Migration Bill amid fears it will reduce protections for young minors arriving in the country.

Regional organisation could fix child protection crisis, Northern Irish care review finds

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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A single, region-wide body to deliver children’s social care is needed in Northern Ireland to help tackle the area’s child protection crisis, according to a review.

Charities call for plan to support child refugees

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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The government is being called on by a coalition of charities to develop a strategic plan to improve support for refugee children.

Adult social workers strike over recruitment payments for children’s services staff

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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Adult social workers in South Gloucestershire have walked out over the payment of a £3,000 retention fee to those working with children and families.

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

Monday, June 19, 2023

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Children’s social care, youth work and early years leaders are among those recognised in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list.

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

Thursday, June 15, 2023

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Young people visited Downing Street to urge the Prime Minister to make care experience a protected characteristic, as part of a nationwide campaign to protect care leavers from discrimination.

Tougher standards for disabled children's care providers 'worth considering', says Ofsted chief

Thursday, June 15, 2023

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Increasing the regulation of disabled children’s residential care providers should be investigated in light of recent safeguarding failings in the sector, Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has told MPs.

Family group conferences could keep 2,000 children a year out of care, study concludes

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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Councils across the country are being urged to offer family group conferences (FGC) after a study found they reduce the likelihood of children going into care.

Councils responsible for unaccompanied children in Home Office hotels, judge rules

Monday, June 12, 2023

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Local authorities are legally responsible for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children living in Home Office-run hotels, a family court judge has ruled.

Tackle stereotypes by making care experience a protected characteristic, campaigner urges

Monday, June 12, 2023

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A young woman from Cambridgeshire is campaigning for care experience to be considered a protected characteristic, in the hopes that a policy change will improve society’s understanding of what it means to be a child in care.

Charity launches legal action over children placed in ‘unlawful’ asylum hotels

Monday, June 12, 2023

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The Home Office and Kent County Council are facing legal action over the practice of housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels.

DCS to step down after just a year in post

Friday, June 9, 2023

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The director of children’s services (DCS) at Plymouth City Council will step down from the position after just a year in the role, the local authority has announced.

Children’s homes provider tells staff to 'disengage' with Ofsted inspectors

Thursday, June 8, 2023

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A children’s social care provider has instructed its workers to minimise their interactions with Ofsted inspectors in a bid to reduce the stress of the inspection process on staff.

Breakdown in multi-agency risk intelligence criticised in review of teenager's death

Thursday, June 8, 2023

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A breakdown in intelligence, around the risks faced by a teenage boy from criminals, has emerged in a child safeguarding practice review into his fatal stabbing two years ago.

Experienced foster carer urges others to consider role amid placement shortage

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

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A foster parent who has cared for more than 100 children is encouraging others to consider the role as local authorities face a shortage of suitable placements for young people.

One in three children in poverty post-pandemic

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

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Almost one in three children were living in poverty as the UK emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic, new research has found.

What Works for Children’s Social Care and EIF merger launches

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

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An organisation formed from the merger of What Works for Children’s Social Care and the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has marked its launch with the publication of a five-year strategy.

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