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Clash over prioritising adoption

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Minister’s call for councils to prioritise adoption over other forms of care branded "perplexing" by experts.

Decade of change: factors driving the rise in care during the 2010

Analysis

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Families under pressure due to austerity and more affected by addiction problems are two reasons for record numbers of children in care, while a legal ruling has seen adoptions fall and special guardianships increase.

New care applications fall five per cent

News

Thursday, November 14, 2019

| CYP Now

The number of new care applications for children being dealt with by the courts is continuing to fall, according to official figures.

Interview: Jacky Tiotto, Cafcass chief executive

Features

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to Jacky Tiotto, chief executive of Cafcass.

Support for special guardians

Features

Monday, September 23, 2019

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at calls for changes to special guardianship orders to ensure that carers are adequately prepared and supported.

Care applications hit three-year low

News

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| CYP Now

The number of children's care applications made by councils to family courts has hit a three-year low, falling five per cent year-on-year.

Family Drug and Alcohol Court National Unit secures funds to reopen

News

Thursday, February 14, 2019

| CYP Now

A unit working to prevent children from being taken into care by supporting their substance-misusing parents, is to reopen after a group of private backers agreed funding.

Children affected by domestic abuse must be given 'protected' status, MPs urge

News

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

| CYP Now

The government must develop a specific strategy for children affected by domestic abuse, give them "protected" status on waiting lists for mental health services, and impose new legal duties on local authorities to protect them, an influential group of MPs has said.