Amendments to the Children and Families Bill aimed at preventing government plans to allow the removal of councils from the adoption approval process, have failed. The amendments, put forward by Lord Storey and Baroness Hamwee, were withdrawn following a debate on the Bill in the House of Lords on Wednesday. Education minister Lord Nash said the reforms were needed to “stimulate change” in the adoption system.
The government has awarded £500,000 to children’s charity Mindfull to extend its online advice service for children and young people. The service, previously aimed at 11- to 17-year-olds, will now offer advice on issues such as depression and anxiety to young people up to the age of 25. MindFull is a social network developed by charity BeatBullying.
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