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Will, 10, described living in a B&B as "worse than a horror film". Picture: Shelter

News 3 December 2019

Child homelessness: 135,000 children without a permanent home this Christmas

The body takes over from the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 December 2019

Social Work England replaces HCPC as regulator for social workers

Kinship carers have been offered support through charity Grandparents Plus. Picture: Shutterstock

News 28 November 2019

Top five tips for supporting kinship carers

A three-year recovery programme has seen Worcestershire County Council put additional funding into children’s services, resulting in a boost in permanent staff numbers. Picture: UAV4/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 26 November 2019

Worcestershire County Council

Poverty and lack of English skills are among barriers potential Muslim foster carers face. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2019

Call to improve Muslim foster carer recruitment process

Some 83 per cent of kinship carers asked said they were grandparents. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2019

End unfair treatment of kinship carers, says Sir James Munby

The new blueprint would focus more on social workers' time with families. Image: Adobe Stock

News 20 November 2019

Social care blueprint aims to slash caseloads

More than 22,000 young people face homelessness this Christmas Image: Centrepoint

News 18 November 2019

Charity finds 22,000 young people in England face homelessness this Christmas

Social workers have called on the new government to reduce high workloads. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 November 2019

Election 2019: Parties told to tackle 'unfeasibly high' social work caseloads

Childline has seen an increase in children calling with concerns about mental health. Picture: Childline

News 15 November 2019

NSPCC reports rise in children seeking mental health support

While there continue to be fewer new care cases, figures show that the total number of cases, including parents divorcing or separating, has increased markedly.

News 14 November 2019

New care applications fall five per cent

Children with unsettled lives find the EU Settlement Scheme difficult to apply for. Picture: motortion/Adobe Stock

News 13 November 2019

Brexit red tape 'puts looked-after children at risk of homelessness'

North East Lincolnshire DCS Steve Kay has had a decade-long career at the council

News 12 November 2019

North East Lincolnshire DCS to depart amid safety concerns

Torbay's children's services were rated "inadequate" in 2015, and again in 2018. Picture: Google

News 8 November 2019

Councils set to ditch DfE-ordered children's services partnership

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has raised concerns over the use of unregulated care placements. Picture: Parliament.uk

News 7 November 2019

Education Secretary calls for end of unregulated placements for under-16s in care