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Josh MacAlister has vowed to ask 'uncomfortable questions' to government. Picture: Frontline

News 2 February 2021

Care Review team ‘made up of civil servants’, chair reveals

Jeremy Hunt will lead the probe. Picture: Parliament UK

News 1 February 2021

MPs to examine progress in children’s mental health services

Children's home staff in some council areas have been contacted about vaccines. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 1 February 2021

Children’s home providers 'frustrated' by inconsistent Covid-19 vaccinations policies

An appeal is likely to take place at the end of April, according to the Good Law Project. Picture: Mermaids

News 1 February 2021

Trans rights charities to give evidence in appeal over use of puberty blockers for under-16s

Care-experienced voices should be central to the review, sector leaders have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 1 February 2021

Care Review: Sector responses to launch in full

Catch22 chief executive Chris Wright says the merger will build on 'fantastic work already being done'. Picture: Catch22

News 1 February 2021

Catch 22 announces merger with social action charity Community Links

Children could lose up to two thirds of a year of school, the IFS has warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 January 2021

Poorer children 'worst affected by long-term impact' of school closures

The LGA's Judith Blake: 'We cannot risk a Southern Cross or Four Seasons situation in children’s social care'

News 29 January 2021

LGA: Care Review must assess impact of privatisation on children's placements

WIT chair Sophie Humphreys has implemented similar strategies at Pause. Picture: Pause

News 29 January 2021

Programme launches offering 'radical' approach to reduce youth reoffending

Levels of restraint and self-harm increased despite overall numbers of detained young people going down. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 January 2021

Self-harm and restraint incidents in youth custody hit five-year high, figures show

Who are your Covid heroes? Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 29 January 2021

#Chances4Children: Nominate your Covid heroes

Familes in Leicestershire were charged a 'top-up fee' for so-called free places. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 January 2021

'Free must mean free' when it comes to childcare, ombudsman says

Anne Longfield is coming to the end of her time as children's commissioner for England. Picture: Alex Deverill

News 28 January 2021

Serious mental health conditions in children up 50 per cent in three years

Black safeguarding professionals reported facing barriers at work, new research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 January 2021

Black safeguarding professionals face career barriers due to ethnicity, new study warns

Children are assessed by trained Lifelong Links staff. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 January 2021

Lifelong Links delivers positive outcomes for children, research shows