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Academics from the universities of Coventry, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Stirling and Queen's University Belfast received Nuffield Foundation funding to study inequalities in the proportions of looked-after children, or those subject to child protection plans, in the four UK nations.

Adding Evidence to the Ethics Debate: Investigating Parents' Experiences of Their Participation in Research

Research

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

This paper explores the views of parents and carers involved in an English study into outcomes for children known to children's services.

Understanding impact of abuse and reviewing care placement options

Features

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Review assesses the evidence on the impact of abuse on children and considers the merits of care placement options. The authors summarise the findings, while three organisations outline initiatives to improve decision making.

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Serious case review highlights need for rigorous assessments when placing a child with a special guardian, writes Kamena Dorling, head of policy & programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Ofsted aims for more accurate measure of social care services

Features

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

The way local authority children's services are inspected is set to undergo major change from January 2018, with Ofsted planning to move to a more proportionate system that focuses on councils that are already struggling.

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Adoption

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

As the number of children being placed for adoption continues to fall, the government's latest strategy emphasises the need for matches to be made without delay and stresses the importance of quality support.

Permanence for disabled children and young people through foster care and adoption: A selective review of international literature

Research

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Review discusses concerns and policy directions regarding permanency, policy shift towards adoption and how this is seen as the gold standard of permanency, despite warnings to avoid such a hierarchy.

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Adoption services

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The standard of adoption services across local authorities and the voluntary sector has steadily improved in recent years, bucking the overall trend in Ofsted inspections, social care report shows.

Meet the matchmaker: a day with adoption social worker Hannah Barrs

Features

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Finding the right match for children who need a new permanent home is vital for their future wellbeing. Eileen Fursland spends the day with Derby adoption social worker Hannah Barrs.

Adoption matchmaker: Andy Leary-May, Link Maker Systems chief executive

Features

Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Andy Leary-May, co-founder and chief executive of Link Maker Systems.

Beyond the Adoption Order: Challenges, Interventions and Adoption Disruption

Research

Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Researchers examine the rate of adoption disruption and the stability of adoptions as opposed to residence orders and special guardianship orders.

How councils unite to sign up adoptive parents

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Four local authorities in the North West pool their resources in effort to find new adoptive families.

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Legal Update Court Report: Adoption orders

Your guide to the Children and Social Work Act

Legal Update: Fall in adoption placement orders

Identifying Inequalities in Child Welfare Intervention Rates

Adding Evidence to the Ethics Debate: Investigating Parents' Experiences of Their Participation in Research

Understanding impact of abuse and reviewing care placement options

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Ofsted aims for more accurate measure of social care services

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Adoption

Permanence for disabled children and young people through foster care and adoption: A selective review of international literature

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Adoption services

Meet the matchmaker: a day with adoption social worker Hannah Barrs

Adoption matchmaker: Andy Leary-May, Link Maker Systems chief executive

Beyond the Adoption Order: Challenges, Interventions and Adoption Disruption

How councils unite to sign up adoptive parents

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