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Care leavers say they need more financial support from a younger age. Picture: MyBnk

News 24 October 2022

Care leavers call for more support in managing finances

Welsh ministers say that 'it is not appropriate to use handcuffs of any kind' during secure transportation. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 October 2022

Wales issues guidance to reduce handcuffing of children in care

Ofsted visited the home after concerns were raised about child welfare. Picture: Phil Adams

News 21 October 2022

Ofsted downgrades Staffordshire children's home to ‘inadequate’, amid welfare concerns

Alan Wood has been appointed as commissioner to oversee improvements in Solihull. Picture: Alan Wood

News 20 October 2022

DfE appoints Alan Wood as commissioner at Solihull Council

The seven-year inquiry has published its final report. Picture: IICSA

News 20 October 2022

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

John Lewis has also formed an advisory board of people with care-experience. Picture: John Lewis Partnership

News 19 October 2022

John Lewis launches care leaver employment scheme

Josh MacAlister previously chaired the Care Review. Picture: Frontline

News 19 October 2022

Josh MacAlister to chair merged EIF and What Works for Children’s Social Care

Girls are more likely than boys to have changed their plans, based on lost-learning during the pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 October 2022

Young people in supported housing 'choosing between heating and food'

The project examine data from 70,000 young people with social work involvement. Picture: MoneyBusiness/AdobeStock

News 18 October 2022

Research on mental health support for children in care launches

Abolishing IROs would be 'dangerous for children in care', NAIRO says. Picture: AdobeStock

News 18 October 2022

NAIRO urges Tolhurst to reject recommendation to abolish IROs

Blackpool Council have hit out an MPs suggestions an 11-year-old is a 'gang ringleader'. Picture: Christopher Baigent/AdobeStock

News 17 October 2022

Council refutes MP's claims children's services interfered in police investigations

Adopted people should be given greater support to access details about their backgrounds, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 October 2022

Adopted people ‘need greater support’ to access records, finds research

Experts say online 'anonymity' could risk more LGBTQI+ being targeted by trolls. Picture: AdobeStock

News 17 October 2022

LGBT young people twice as likely to experience hate speech online, study shows

Asylum-seekers arriving in the UK are placed in hotels by the Home Office. Picture: Adobe Stock/Wirestock

News 14 October 2022

Strip Home Office of responsibility for migrant children, sector leaders urge

The majority of parents are worried about rising costs on their families, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 13 October 2022

‘Gravely concerned’ children’s charity leaders call for benefits uplift