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There are currently 498 unaccompanied asylum-seeking care leavers under 24 across the East Midlands. Picture: Nathan Clarke

News 9 March 2020

Councils face £15m funding gap to support unaccompanied care leavers

Blogs 6 March 2020

10 years on...

England has seen the biggest rise in child protections plans, the report states. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 5 March 2020

UK failing a generation of young people, health experts warn

Poverty is linked to factors including neglect, substance abuse and poor mental health, the report states. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 5 March 2020

Poverty a key factor in a third of serious case reviews

Councils must help young people in acquiring immigration status, the charity says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 March 2020

Brexit: Thousands of care-experienced children 'at risk of living in UK illegally'

Some 61 per cent of local authority social workers have been in post less than five years, figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 3 March 2020

Sharp rise in agency social workers employed by councils

Barnardo's chief executive Javed Khan was among those to criticise the bill. Picture: Alex Deverill

News 3 March 2020

Domestic Abuse Bill will fail to protect children, charities warn

The government has been criticised for undermining a public consultation. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 March 2020

Government working group 'to draft quality standards' for unregulated accommodation

Police were called to children's home 23,000 times in 2018. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 February 2020

Sharp drop in criminalisation of young people in children's homes

Concerns have been raised over the sustainability of funding for children's homes. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 February 2020

Concern over children’s care providers’ 'debt-fuelled' £215m profit

Some 7,000 children were detained in police stations in London last year. Picture: Phil Adams

News 27 February 2020

Council in High Court after looked-after child spent night in police cell

Katherine Sacks-Jones, chief executive of Become, has signed the letter. Picture: Become

News 26 February 2020

Open letter demands 'meaningful' children's social care review

Scotland’s Independent Care Review was launched at an event in the Scottish parliament attended by people with care experience, some of whom gave evidence to the inquiry. Picture: Independent Care Review

Analysis 25 February 2020

England eyes Scotland review for lessons on care system overhaul

Johnson: Funding for care leavers must be realistic

Features 25 February 2020

Interview: Helen Johnson – Refugee Council’s head of children’s services

Derren Hayes is editor of Children & Young People Now

Opinion 25 February 2020

England needs in-depth and speedy care review