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Councils criticised over 'self-serving' in-house fostering policy

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  • Wednesday, June 21, 2017
    • | CYP Now
A national fostering organisation has criticised councils for failing to take into account the needs of children being placed in foster care, claiming that the practice of opting for "in-house" placements means they are missing out on the most appropriate care.

Concerns over major drop in adopter recruitment

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  • Wednesday, April 12, 2017
    • | CYP Now
More needs to be done to attract suitable adoptive parents for children with complex needs amid a sharp drop in recruitment, an influential body set up by the government to drive through adoption reform has warned.

Major £400m fostering services merger faces probe

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  • Monday, February 6, 2017
    • | CYP Now
A merger between two private firms that are among the largest providers of foster placement services to councils in England, Scotland and Wales, is to be subject to an in-depth investigation amid concerns it has created a monopoly.

Adoption support cap to remain until 2018

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  • Thursday, January 26, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Limits to the amount of money families with adopted children can claim for therapeutic support will remain in place until at least 2018 it has been announced.

Foster care focus for child asylum strategy

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  • Wednesday, November 2, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Plans to boost the number of foster carers for refugee and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be set out in a government safeguarding strategy, it has been announced.

DfE suggests 'exemption' from foster carer assessments

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  • Monday, October 17, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Councils could use controversial new powers allowing them to be exempted from children's social care legislation in order to streamline checks on potential foster carers, the Department for Education has suggested.

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