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Care experience central to England review

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The new government has committed to conduct a review of the children’s care system. We are at a pivotal point: 30 years on from the game-changing 1989 Children Act, this review will either go down in history as being another major turning point or a damp squib.

England needs in-depth and speedy care review

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The government has pledged to undertake a review of the care system “to make sure all care placements and settings are providing children and young adults with the support they need”.

Supply and demand mismatch in adoption

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
  • | CYP Now
When I read the government’s letter exhorting councils to prioritise the adoption of children in care, I groaned inwardly and muttered: “Here we go again.”

We need renewed focus on support for 0-5s

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Early this year two interesting news items emerged: the announcement of an extra £165m for the Troubled Families programme, and that 2020 is the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”.

Three key issues of the 2010s to fix in the 2020s

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The new government will need to solve quickly a number of longstanding issues affecting vulnerable children and families if it is to offer a more optimistic outlook for a children’s sector worn down by a decade of austerity.