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Kelly Tolhurst spent a month in the role. Picture: Parliament UK

News 28 October 2022

Tolhurst quits as schools and childhood minister

DfE is being urged to respond to the Care Review before the end of the year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 October 2022

Lords push government to publish Care Review implementation plan

Robert Halfon is chair of the education select committee. Picture: Parliament UK

News 27 October 2022

Robert Halfon and Nick Gibb return to DfE

A new cabinet position should be created, sector leaders say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 October 2022

Sunak urged to appoint cabinet minister for children

One grandmother says she is struggling to afford food. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

Charity demands urgent cost-of-living support for kinship carers

Care charity Become is calling for a care system which provides a smoother transition into adulthood for care-leavers. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

National Care Leavers Week: Increase support for children leaving care, campaigners urge

London's Tower Hamlets has the highest rates of child food poverty, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

Report lays out ‘heart-breaking’ extent of child food poverty in London

Campaigners have called for the safeguarding report to be published. Picture: Smolaw11/Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

Criticism as ICO backs government refusal to publish safeguarding review

Wilsic Hall, near Doncaster, is one of three settings included in the investigation. Picture: Google Maps

News 26 October 2022

Review finds ‘serious abuse and neglect’ at three residential children’s homes

The implementation board is seeking three people with ‘lived experience’ of care. Picture: ellphoto/Adobe stock

Analysis 25 October 2022

Unrest over Care Review board plans

Zahra Printer: ‘looking to future-proof the covenant’

Features 25 October 2022

Interview: Zahra Printer, chair of the Care Leaver Covenant’s advisory board

Alison O’Sullivan is chair of the National Children’s Bureau and former ADCS president

Opinion 25 October 2022

Honesty needed on level of user voice influence

Andrew Webb is chair of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies

Opinion 25 October 2022

Solutions lie in truly listening to children’s views

All parties involved must collaborate to make sure that a care order best provides for the welfare of the child. Picture: Drpixel/Adobe Stock

Features 25 October 2022

Legal Update: Relationships with the court

Kit Malthouse was appointed to the role on 7 September. Picture: Parliament UK

News 25 October 2022

Kit Malthouse out as Education Secretary