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John Pearce is the current ADCS president. Picture: ADCS

News 24 May 2023

Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse could overwhelm councils, say DCSs

Andy Couldrick has been named as the Trust's new chair. Picture: Birmingham Children's Trust

News 24 May 2023

Birmingham Children’s Trust chair to be replaced by chief executive

Local authorities should calculate maximum caseloads for social workers, a Senedd committee states. Picture: RH2010/Adobe Stock

News 24 May 2023

Cap on social worker caseloads among recommendations for Welsh children’s services reforms

More than half of adopted teenagers tried to access mental health services last year. Picture: Rawpixel/Adobe Stock

News 23 May 2023

Call to improve wellbeing support for adopted teens

The IICSA put forward 20 recommendations to government. Picture: IICSA

News 23 May 2023

Home Office response to child sexual abuse inquiry ‘will not protect children’, review chair warns

Agency social workers say they chose the route due to increased pay and flexibility. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 May 2023

Social workers threaten to leave profession over plans to curtail use of agencies

More people are applying to become foster carers through independent agencies, Ofsted finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 May 2023

Foster care capacity slumps despite initial enquiries rise

Centrepoint offers holistic support for young people. Picture: Centrepoint

News 17 May 2023

Government must focus on holistic housing support for young people, expert urges

The deprivation of liberty court sits at the High Court of Justice. Picture: Chris Dorney/Adobe Stock

News 17 May 2023

Deprivation of liberty applications rose to record levels in March, figures reveal

Local authorities and organisations are supporting carers during Foster Care Fortnight. Picture: Pressmaster/Adobe Stock

News 17 May 2023

Council reduces council tax for foster carers

Cases involving black or Asian children took longer on average to reach a legal order, report finds. Picture: Darren Baker/Adobe Stock

News 16 May 2023

Black and Asian children less likely to receive legal orders in care proceedings, research finds

Cath McEvoy-Carr: 'Many of the proposals do not go far enough'. Picture: Newcastle City Council

News 15 May 2023

North East DCSs urge greater focus on poverty in Care Review reforms

The majority of migrant parents asked are worried about the cost-of-living crisis. Picture: fotoduets/Adobe Stock

News 11 May 2023

Migrant families without access to benefits struggling to feed children, research warns

Care leavers are entitled to support from personal advisors until age 25. Picture: Alexander Raths/Shutterstock

News 10 May 2023

Council denies stripping care leavers aged over 21 of personal advisors

Dame Rachel de Souza: 'No child should be able to access or watch pornography'. Picture: Office of the children's commissioner for England

News 9 May 2023

Children’s commissioner: Pornography linked to harmful sexual behaviour among children