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The report calls for more support to keep families together. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 June 2021

Care Review lays out key reforms for ‘shaky’ social care system in first report

Private residential care placements have increased by 29 per cent, figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 June 2021

Spending on independent care placements for children up by £2bn, research reveals

Organisations have highlighted the Case for Change's focus on early support for families. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 June 2021

Case for Change: Sector responds to Care Review’s first report

Blogs 16 June 2021

What now for children’s recovery?

Marcus Rashford is encouraging families to join the scheme. Picture: Food Foundation

News 16 June 2021

Marcus Rashford urges families to use £220m school holiday programme

Parents struggled to access support services, Ofsted finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 16 June 2021

Existing weaknesses in SEND system ‘exacerbated by pandemic’, Ofsted warns

More than 2,500 childcare settings have closed this year, figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 16 June 2021

Government ‘knowingly underfunded free childcare’, EYA investigation reveals

The Home Office has issues guidance over late applications. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 16 June 2021

Councils to pilot local decision-making for trafficked children

Specialist teams will be based in the hubs. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 16 June 2021

Paediatric long covid hubs to be set up

Last year UASC were taken into the care of Border Force in Dover. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 15 June 2021

Refugee Week: Sector calls for end of asylum-seeking children ‘mistreatment’

Open cases have increased by more than a quater, Cafcass says. Picture: Peter Crane

News 15 June 2021

Open family court cases increase by a quarter, Cafcass figures show

Sarah Champion has tabled a debate in parliament. Picture: Parliament UK

News 15 June 2021

Allow councils to run new secure academies, urge MPs and campaigners

Josh MacAlister: Not enough thought was given to the harm done by investigating too readily. Picture: Frontline

News 14 June 2021

Care Review chair ‘favours immediate help over child protection investigations’

Chris McLoughlin is director of children's services at Stockport Council. Picture: Stockport Council

News 14 June 2021

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Young people will be free to launch their own research projects. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 June 2021

#Chances4Children: Young peer researchers to identify youth employment barriers