We must do more to support adolescents at risk

Andrew Webb
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

In October, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (FJO) published a set of papers on the theme of adolescents in care proceedings that incorporated a blend of qualitative and quantitative studies, with one notable headline finding: the number of 10- to 17-year-olds subject to care proceedings rose by 95 per cent between 2011/12 and 2019/20.

Andrew Webb is independent chair of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies
Andrew Webb is independent chair of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies

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