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Social workers have reported emotional fatigue and exhaustion, according to the report. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 5 April 2022

Improve mental health support to retain social workers, Care Review hears

Family hubs will offer support from birth to 19. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 April 2022

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

Nadhim Zahawi started school in the UK aged 11. Picture: Parliament UK

News 4 April 2022

Zahawi sets out expectations for councils supporting Ukrainian children

John Coughlan was appointed commissioner at West Sussex Council in 2019. Picture: Hampshire County Council

News 3 April 2022

West Sussex: Independent trust no longer needed to take over children’s services

The end of the temporary change could affect as many as 360,000 children, campaigners warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 March 2022

Sharp increase in free school meal eligibility among children in need

News 31 March 2022

Scottish government reveals care review implementation plan

The cost to local authorities of in-house care services was less than for private provision. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Analysis 29 March 2022

Competition authority study raises prospect of commissioning reforms

It costs £1,012 to apply for citizenship for a child in care. Picture: Maksims/Adobe Stock

Features 29 March 2022

Legal Update: Migrant looked-after children

Kinship's research finds that 82 per cent of kinship carers have worried about money over the previous year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 March 2022

Charity urges Care Review to improve support for kinship families

The woman was in the care of Staffordshire Council as a teenager. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 March 2022

Council to reconsider complaint from care leaver

Research shows that childhood mental illnesses have increased by 50 per cent over the last three years. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 23 March 2022

Quarter of children in care unable to access mental health support during pandemic

Professor Elaine Palmer said marginalised groups had been 'passed over' for a decade. Picture: Parliament TV.

News 23 March 2022

Black, single and older adopters ‘overlooked’ by providers, peers told

Rishi Sunak prepares to give his spring statement. Picture: Rishi Sunak/Twitter

News 23 March 2022

‘Frustrating’ spring statement fails to support vulnerable families, sector leaders say

Hundreds of campaigners joined a rally in Hackney. Picture: Diane Abbott MP/Twitter

News 21 March 2022

Child Q: Calls for more youth workers in schools after girl strip-searched by police

Children whose parents are living in the UK under the 'private life' immigration route will be entitled to indefinite leave to remain. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 March 2022

Young migrants will benefit from faster and affordable routes to settle in the UK, says charity