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Kent DCS Matt Dunkley has called for a mandated National Transfer Scheme. Picture: Kent County Council

News 11 June 2021

Kent slams government failure to make asylum transfer scheme compulsory

Josh MacAlister previously ordered a CMA investigation into profiteering. Picture: Frontline

News 10 June 2021

Care Review chair slams profiteering from children’s residential care

The Home Office has issues guidance over late applications. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 June 2021

Scrap EU Settlement Scheme deadline to support vulnerable children, organisations urge

Last year UASC were taken into the care of Border Force in Dover. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 June 2021

Kent launches legal action over number of unaccompanied child migrants

Social workers from BAME backgrounds are less likely to pass their assessment year, a new report says. Picture: Posed by model/Adobe Stock

News 7 June 2021

Black, Asian and minority ethnic social workers 'face higher failure rates'

The study found big regional variations around same-day proceedings for newborns. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 June 2021

Huge increase in same-day care proceedings for newborn babies

Most kinship carers say they have worried about their finances this year. Picture: Mladen/Adobe Stock

News 3 June 2021

Kinship care: Councils urged to offer more financial support

One in four care leavers have experienced a mental health crisis, according to research. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 3 June 2021

#Chances4Children: Charity launches 24-hour mental health support for care leavers

Spending on early help services has been dramatically cut over the past decade, researchers have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 June 2021

Local authorities should be legally bound to provide early help, government told

Josh MacAlister visits Aycliffe Secure Children's Home as part of the review process. Picture: Josh MacAlister/Twitter

News 1 June 2021

Care Review to publish Case for Change in early summer, Josh MacAlister reveals

Secure children's homes provide care and accommodation in a locked environment. Picture: Guzelian

News 27 May 2021

Significant fall in secure children's homes use

Family court advisers support children the subject of public and private law cases. Image: AdobeStock

News 27 May 2021

Family court body raises concerns over Cafcass training scheme

The universal credit two-child limit policy has affected up to 1.25m children according to estimates. Image: AdobeStock

News 26 May 2021

'End universal credit two-child policy to tackle poverty', urge commissioners

Charlotte Ramsden says “placements must meet children’s needs”. Picture: Adobe Stock/Hero Images

Opinion 25 May 2021

Letters to the Editor: ‘Better regulation’ a must for residential care

Javed Khan: “The current care system is reactive, with children bounced around placements in an emergency”

Analysis 25 May 2021

Three key questions the Care Review must answer to improve the system