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Steve Crocker: 'Families are less resilient than they were, and so are public services'. Picture: Hampshire County Council

News 14 December 2022

Early help at risk following 12 years of austerity, sector leaders warn

Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman highlights the need for changes to recruitment and retention practices in children's social care. Picture: Ofsted

News 13 December 2022

Number of children waiting for SCH places doubles in one year, finds Ofsted

The percentage of black children who stopped being looked after because they were adopted has halved. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 12 December 2022

Stark decline in black children being adopted, research finds

LGO Michael King: 'While I appreciate the difficulties the council faced sourcing appropriate support during the height of the pandemic, it still had a legal duty to provide the agreed care.' Picture: Local government and social care ombudsman

News 12 December 2022

Council criticised over failure to provide support for family of boy with autism

The Care Review's evidence group advises its implementation board to keep children's rights at the heart of reforms. Picture: Adobe Stock/SeventyFour

News 9 December 2022

Care Review evidence group warns against hasty reform

Peers have scrutinised the government's implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014. Picture: Parliament UK

News 7 December 2022

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

Two in five of convictions of young people with experience of care involved a fined or community order. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 December 2022

Care-experienced young people more likely to receive criminal conviction than peers, figures show

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan spoke to the education select committee. Picture: Parliament UK

News 7 December 2022

Gillian Keegan: DfE ‘committed’ to creating elective home education register

Study finds that LGBTQ+ young people can experience rejection and discrimination within the care system, due to their identity. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martaklos

News 6 December 2022

Care system fails to meet needs of LGBTQ+ young people, research warns

Campaigners have desribed the proposals as a 'travesty' for the sector. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 December 2022

Campaigners slam proposed quality standards for supported accommodation

More than half of care-experienced young people said they would like care experience to be a protected characteristic. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martinan

News 5 December 2022

Young people back calls to make care-experience a protected characteristic

The government banned unregulated accommodation for under-16s in September last year. Picture: AdobeStock

News 5 December 2022

DfE launches consultation on quality standards for unregulated supported accommodation

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse ran for seven years. Picture: IICSA

Analysis 2 December 2022

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

The adoption of the SEMH term recognises the behavioural link to mental health. Picture: Westbourne School

Features 2 December 2022

Special report: Social, emotional and mental health needs

The employment tribunal took place in Bradford. Picture: AdobeStock

News 1 December 2022

Attacked children's home worker wins constructive dismissal case