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MacAlister: 'Not enough has changed' over the last two years. Picture: Frontline

News 23 May 2024

Sector leaders criticise lack of progress two years on from Care Review publication

The guide offers local authorities support on harnessing the power of technology. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

Sponsored Features 12 February 2024

Care Without Compromise: How technology will be an important part of children’s social care reform

The strategy will pilot uplifting financial allowances for kinship carers in eight areas. Picture: Mladen/Adobe Stock

News 15 December 2023

Government publishes first kinship care strategy

Baroness Tyler urged greater investment in reforming children's social care. Picture: UK Parliament

News 8 September 2023

Care Review: Government’s pilot plan unlikely to bring change, peer warns

The pilots centre on greater family support. Picture: Nichizhenova Elena/Adobe Stock

News 27 July 2023

Care Review: Local authorities pilot recommendations

Four in 10 social workers describe their workloads as unmanageable. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 July 2023

Workforce pressures risk pushing council social workers to agencies, research warns

Johnny Mercer will work to implement improvement for care leavers. Picture: UK Parliament

News 12 July 2023

Johnny Mercer named cross-government lead for care leavers

John Pearce is director of children's services at Durham County Council. Picture: ADCS

News 10 July 2023

Lack of provider engagement ‘led to collapse of regional procurement framework’

John Pearce addresses the ADCS conference in Manchester. Picture: ADCS

News 6 July 2023

ADCS president warns of 'untenable' risks posed by placement capacity crisis

Children must live locally where possible under local authorities in regional care cooperatives, ADCS says. Picture: Hero Images/Adobe Stock

News 3 July 2023

Local authorities not showing interest in RCC pilots, ADCS warns

Kinship carers are calling for equal paid leave. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 June 2023

Kinship carers call for paid leave to match adoption offer

Dr Jo Casebourne is chief executive of Foundations. Picture: EIF

News 6 June 2023

What Works for Children’s Social Care and EIF merger launches

The collapse calls into question government plans for regional care co-operatives, experts say. Picture: Hero Images/Adobe Stock

News 1 June 2023

North East regional procurement framework for residential care collapses

Mary Jackson is chief executive of Frontline

News 30 May 2023

Frontline awarded £61m government contract to train child protection social workers

Baroness Morris of Yardley: 'Unless the proposals go further and faster, the strategy will leave many children behind.' Picture: UK Parliament

News 25 May 2023

Peers brand government’s Care Review response a ‘wasted opportunity’

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