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Alternatives such as mediation could save court time. Picture: endostock/Adobe Stock

Features 31 January 2023

Legal Update: Tackling family court delays

Claire Scott: “Throughout my various counselling roles I knew that I enjoyed working with young people the most”

Features 31 January 2023

How I Got Here: Claire Scott, child exploitation caseworker

Pause will be forced to close three support services, the charity says. Picture: Pause

News 31 January 2023

Support services for women who have children removed set to close

Therapeutic approaches in residential care are increasingly being applied in services for fostered children. Picture: Gelpi/Adobe Stock

Features 31 January 2023

Therapeutic Care Special Report

A lack of suitable placements for siblings contributes to the increasing numbers of children being split from relatives, the report states. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 30 January 2023

One in three children in care separated from siblings, research finds

Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman said that supported accommodation should be 'caring, kind and nurturing.' Picture: Ofsted

News 30 January 2023

Ofsted chief warns against ‘oversimplified’ regulation of supported accommodation

Cambian confirmed it is 'managing a cyber-incident'. Picture: tippapat/Adobe Stock

News 27 January 2023

Children’s home provider targeted by hackers

Campaigner Terry Galloway urged councillors to vote in support of the motion. Picture: Fiona Simpson/CYP Now

News 26 January 2023

First London borough votes to recognise care experience as a protected characteristic

Ian Dickson was a care experience campaigner and social worker.

Opinion 26 January 2023

Care experience campaigner leaves lasting legacy

Andrew Webb is chair of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies

Opinion 26 January 2023

Champion adoption amid a leadership vacuum

Wilsic Hall, in Doncaster, is one of two settings where failures have been recognised. Picture: Google Maps

News 25 January 2023

Ofsted apologises for failures over Doncaster children’s homes abuse scandal

Rachel de Souza has written to the Home Secretary. Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

News 25 January 2023

Children’s commissioner urges Home Secretary to provide greater protection for migrant children

Children in foster care are generally less happy with their family life than other children, report finds. Picture: Freeograph/Adobe Stock

News 23 January 2023

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

More than half the 136 asylum-seeking children reported missing from hotels over the past 18 months remain unaccounted for, according to an investigation. Photo: Nathan Clarke

News 23 January 2023

Sector’s ‘horror’ over reports of migrant children being trafficked from hotels

Nottinghamshire councillors pass the motion. Picture: Terry Galloway/Twitter

News 23 January 2023

More councils vote to prevent discrimination against care leavers