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Features 31 August 2021

Child Sexual Exploitation: Special Report

Wandsworth suffered from high levels of Covid-19. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 August 2021

Wandsworth's 'agile' children's services praised over Covid-19 support

Thousands of people have been evacuated from Afghanistan. Picture: Ministry of Defence

News 24 August 2021

Charities call for stronger support for unaccompanied Afghan children

Residential care staff could benefit from reflective practice, the St Christopher's Fellowship says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 August 2021

Improve staff wellbeing support in children’s homes to reduce turnover, research suggests

Thousands of incidents of online grooming were reported to police last year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 August 2021

NSPCC: Record numbers of children groomed online amid pandemic

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 23 August 2021

Scottish Government proposes centralisation of children's services

Jill Colbert with Catherine Hearne, board member at Together for Children, Louise Farthing, cabinet member for children’s services and Patrick Melia, chief executive at Sunderland. Picture: Sunderland City Council

News 20 August 2021

Sunderland’s children’s services rating jumps from 'inadequate' to 'outstanding'

Family Hubs will offer services including childcare and early help. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 August 2021

Family Hubs scheme receives £20m boost

Josh MacAlister has called for support for families, residential care and mental health. Picture: Frontline

News 19 August 2021

Care Review: Critics claim Case for Change ‘misrepresents’ key legislation

Charities including Mind and Together Trust have backed the judicial review. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 August 2021

Green light for judicial review on unregulated accommodation

Croydon Council faced a £66m funding shortfall last year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 August 2021

Croydon set to stop accepting asylum-seeking children over £2.3m funding gap

Parents say without the uplift they would struggle to feed their families. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 August 2021

Universal Credit: Charities campaign to maintain £20 uplift

More than 200,000 children and young people in the UK are in kinship care, according to the charity Kinship. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 August 2021

Young people in kinship care launch lobbying group

Some social workers said they felt high workloads meant they were unable to take part in the Care Review. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 August 2021

Social workers and families cannot 'meaningfully contribute’ to Care Review, responses warn

Children's home providers have hit out at calls to reform the 'market'. Picture: Adobe Stock/posed by models

News 16 August 2021

Sector split over Care Review’s comments on residential care