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Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

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.

Call for review of special guardianship orders

    News
  • Thursday, December 11, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has called for a review of special guardianship orders (SGOs) amid a sharp rise in numbers being granted and concerns about the way they are used.

DfE suggests 'exemption' from foster carer assessments

    News
  • 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.

Legal Update: Young people stay put to get ahead

    Other
  • Monday, August 31, 2015
    • | CYP Now
Care leavers are still not reaching their full potential. Amber Rowsell, trainee solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines whether an increase in the use of staying put arrangements could be the answer.

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