The coalition's first piece of immigration legislation makes
changes to the immigration system that will affect children, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal
Centre.
England's first staff-led youth service mutual opens; children's education suffering from lack of home internet; and senior judge issues warning on care orders against overseas' children, all in the news today.
A £14m boost for separation support, young people sought to advise on reducing unemployment and the General Social Care Council closes its doors, all in the news today.
The Children and Families Bill includes a controversial proposal for the presumption of "parental involvement", says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre
Care applications are back on the rise, with latest figures showing they grew five per cent in 2014/15. Children's services leaders give their views on what issues have influenced the rise and whether it will continue.
The Family Justice Review was set up in February 2010 by the Labour government, with the aim of overhauling the entire system, from decisions on taking children into care to disputes over contact with children when parents divorce. It conducted two public consultations and had 628 responses to an interim report published in March.
Grayling launches review into privileges for young offenders in custody, NSPCC campaigns to help parents educate children on the dangers of abuse, and latest data on care applications, all in the news today.