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DfE tightens up special guardianship rules

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  • Thursday, December 17, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Education (DfE) is to take action after finding a "significant minority" of children are being placed at risk through inappropriate special guardianship orders (SGOs).

Care applications rise again

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  • Monday, October 12, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The number of applications for children to enter the care system in England is continuing to rise according to Cafcass, with the figures for September seven per cent up on the same period last year.

Care applications continue to soar

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  • Wednesday, August 12, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Numbers of court applications being made for children to be taken into care are continuing to soar, with latest figures showing a 14 per cent increase compared with last year.

Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

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  • Wednesday, April 1, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Young people in Scotland who are in residential care, foster care, or kinship care will be able to remain in their placement up until the age of 21 as a result of landmark legislation.