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Care-experienced young people from across the country delivered the campaign report to Downing Street. Pictures: Terry Galloway

News 15 June 2023

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

Health visitors in two areas will use a new observation tool to assess infants' emotional development. Picture: highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

News 15 June 2023

Study to examine health visitors' role in infant social development

Family group conferences involve family and friends of children at risk of being taken into care. Picture: Fizkes/AdobeStock

News 14 June 2023

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

Campaigners are calling on the Scout Association to improve safeguarding procedures. Picture: Augustas Cetkauskas/Adobe Stock

News 14 June 2023

Abuse survivors call on Scouts to improve safeguarding procedures

Education select committee chair, Robin Walker: 'Ofsted plays a particularly vital role when it comes to safeguarding.' Picture: UK Parliament

News 13 June 2023

Education committee launches Ofsted schools inquiry

Some 129,000 young people reached out to their councils for support with homelessness. Picture: motortion/Adobe Stock

News 13 June 2023

Charities push for government strategy to end youth homelessness

Sadiq Khan observed a mentoring session with pupils from City Heights Academy in London. Picture: CYP Now

News 13 June 2023

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

The legal dispute was launched after 66 children were reported missing from a Home Office hotel in Brighton and Hove. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 12 June 2023

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

Ofsted has announced a package of measures to reform inspections. Picture: fizkes/Adobe Stock

News 12 June 2023

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

Johnson said she hopes a policy change would help people understand the additional challenges faced by care-experienced people. Picture: Elle Johnson

News 12 June 2023

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

ECPAT UK has branded the practice of housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Home Office hotels as 'unlawful'. Picture: Yekaterina/Adobe Stock

News 12 June 2023

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

Plymouth DCS Sharon Muldoon said she is proud of what the department has achieved during her year in post. Picture: Sharon Muldoon/Plymouth City Council

News 9 June 2023

DCS to step down after just a year in post

Dame Rachel has called for a ban on the marketing of vapes to children. Picture: children's commissioner for England

News 9 June 2023

Commissioner calls for ban on disposable vapes to protect children

The provider says it has 'stepped back' from engagement with the inspectorate. Picture: Phil Adams

News 8 June 2023

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

The review finds evidence of a breakdown in information sharing by partner agencies. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 June 2023

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