Foster families are being put at risk because local authorities are failing to share vital information about vulnerable children with them, a survey has found. The Guardian reports that the Fostering Network found that 23 per cent of foster families said they rarely receive full details about the children who are being placed with them.
Shadow education minister Rushanara Ali has resigned from the frontbench of the Labour party due to the UK’s involvement in air strikes on Iraq. Ali, an MP since 2010 and Labour’s spokesperson on youth work, said she was resigning because she could not follow the party leadership in voting for air strikes, reports The Independent.
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