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Greater support is needed for councils to keep reunited families together, councils say. Picture: Rawpixelcom/Adobe Stock

News 17 January 2024

Three in four councils appeal for more support to reunite families, survey finds

Ofsted have raised concerns over the treatment of children with complex needs in residential care. Picture: UK Government

News 16 January 2024

Children's homes 'reluctant' to accept children with complex needs, Ofsted reports

Staffordshire's care leaver offer was said to "require improvement". Picture: Staffordshire County Council

News 15 January 2024

Ofsted criticises council over 'unsuitable' placements for care leavers

Sir Andrew McFarlane: 'Expansion of the pilot is a huge step in increasing transparency of the judiciary.'

News 12 January 2024

Major expansion of family court reporting pilot announced

The report highlights examples of projects using parent champions to help support families experiencing poverty. Picture: Pololia/AdobeStock

News 10 January 2024

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

The NSPCC campaign asks practitioners working with children and the public to report concerns about a child's safety. Picture: NSPCC

News 10 January 2024

Child sexual offences remain ‘close to record levels’, NSPCC figures show

The campaign shares the experiences of some of the 3,800 families that foster in Wales. Picture: Foster Wales

News 8 January 2024

Welsh councils launch foster carer recruitment campaign

Latest data shows there were 388 applications to the family court for a DoL order between July and September 2023. Picture: FamilyCourtBentallon

News 5 January 2024

Government confirms existence of DoL orders expert group

A multi-agency safety plan is a key part of the response to children at risk of abuse and exploitation. Picture: Fizkes/AdobeStock

Sponsored Features 4 January 2024

The value of safety planning

Social work practitioners need to be able to look for the signs of a young person who is struggling to regulate their sexual behaviour. Picture: Synthex/Adobe Stock

Analysis 3 January 2024

Practice panel: Tackling harmful sexual behaviour among children

Deborah McMillan is national safeguarding partner facilitator

Opinion 3 January 2024

Statutory guidance gives us ‘permission’ to practice

Ofsted introduced a separate judgment on work with care leavers, allowing more targeted recommendations. Picture: Valerii HoncharUK/Adobe Stock

Features 3 January 2024

Inspections Clinic - social care provision

Children could be lacking support in private fostering. Picture: Hanna/Adobe Stock

Features 3 January 2024

Promoting private fostering

The Care2Listen group sees care-experienced children meet once a month to share their views and drive change. Picture: Prostock-Studio/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 3 January 2024

Care-experienced children in Reading share their views to break down barriers

The Youth Endowment Fund wants all children who are arrested to be able to access therapy when they need it. Picture: Zinkevchy/Adobe Stock

News 21 December 2023

Access to therapy increases for adopted adults