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Tim Loughton says the current transfer scheme is not adequately funded. Picture: UK Parliament

News 4 April 2023

Former children’s minister calls for asylum transfer scheme to be replaced

Suella Braverman has committed to introducing mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse. Picture: UK Parliament

News 3 April 2023

Home Secretary to consult on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Michael King's report said numerous children with SEND in West Northamptonshire were lacking appropriate school placements. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 3 April 2023

Council to review treatment of children with SEND

Social workers in schools do not reduce children's need for care, new research shows. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock

News 3 April 2023

Social workers in schools do not reduce referral rates, research finds

John Pearce is the new ADCS president. Picture: Durham Council

News 3 April 2023

Durham’s director of children’s services takes over as ADCS president

The scholarships will see four care experienced young people offered paid-for undergraduate degrees. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 March 2023

Open University and John Lewis Partnership launch care leaver scholarships

The group currently runs 60 homes, according to most recent government figures. Picture: Hero Images/Adobe Stock

News 30 March 2023

Outcomes First Group 'in talks' over children's home closures

The standards do not require children to have locks on their doors. Picture: Bernard Bodo/Adobe Stock

News 30 March 2023

DfE’s supported accommodation standards ‘worse than envisaged’, sector leaders warn

Bexley's children's services was praised by Ofsted for its 'outstanding' work. Picture: Adobe Stock/Valerii Honcharuk

News 30 March 2023

Bexley Council retains 'outstanding' Ofsted rating

The government has announced plans to house asylum seekers in 'repurposed barrack blocks and portakabins'. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 30 March 2023

Charities slam plans to house asylum-seeking children in military bases

Early permanence gives child and carer an opportunity to establish a relationship. Picture: gpointstudio/Adobe Stock

Analysis 28 March 2023

Establishing early permanence

Perry: ‘I’m immensely proud that we’ve been able to provide immediate help to thousands of children and parents’

Features 28 March 2023

Interview: Lynn Perry, Barnardo's chief executive

Providers also would be expected to create a ‘homely’ environment with private bedrooms and internet access. Picture: Алексей Филатов/Adobe Stock

Features 28 March 2023

Inspections Clinic: Supported accommodation

The government has not said what will happen when the three years’ leave to remain expires for current migrants who have come to the UK under the various schemes. Picture: Виктория Котлярчук/Adobe Stock

Features 28 March 2023

Legal Update: Review of Ukraine schemes

Dame Rachel de Souza has questioned the government over proposed migration plans. Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

News 27 March 2023

Black children 'six times more likely' to be strip-searched