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Government urged to reject foster care proposals that 'weaken children's rights'

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

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A coalition of more than 40 leading children's organisations and experts has written to government urging it to reject several proposals from a major review of the fostering system, because they would "greatly weaken" legal protections for vulnerable children.

Adoption services improving at 'inadequate' council, say inspectors

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

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Ofsted has praised a council for improvements in finding permanent homes for looked-after children through adoption, two years after rating its children's services as "inadequate".

Adopted children should remain close to birth families, study suggests

Friday, March 2, 2018

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Adoption law should be overhauled to ensure children can retain close contact with their birth families, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has said following the findings of an academic study.

Half of councils contributing to adoption support 'match-funding'

Monday, February 26, 2018

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Nearly half of local authorities have provided top-up funding to a government scheme that pays for therapeutic support for adoptive families, figures obtained by CYP Now reveal.

Fostering stocktake proposals 'place vulnerable children at risk'

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

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Proposals put forward as part of a government-commissioned review of the fostering system would place vulnerable children at risk, a professional association has warned.

Foster care review criticised for 'lacking ambition and vision'

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

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Proposals to improve foster care following a major review of the system have received a mixed response from the sector, garnering support from some, but also attracting criticism for not being ambitious enough.

Fostering stocktake recommends national register

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

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A national register of foster carers should be established so that children can be matched to the right families leading to fewer placement breakdowns, a major review of the system has recommended.

Exclusive: Adoption breakdowns on the rise

Monday, January 29, 2018

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The number of adoptions that break down, resulting in a child being removed from a placement, have risen in recent years, despite government attempts to tackle the issue, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

Friday, January 19, 2018

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Standards at an independent trust set up to improve the quality of children's services provision in Doncaster have been rated "good" following a re-inspection by Ofsted, just two years after receiving the lowest rating.

Ofsted closes scheme to recruit inspectors from local authorities

Friday, January 5, 2018

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Ofsted has shelved a scheme to recruit existing frontline social workers as inspectors, it has emerged.

Council to invest £1m in children's social work recruitment drive

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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A council is to launch a £1m children's social work recruitment drive in a bid to reduce its children in care population.

MPs call for establishment of national fostering college

Friday, December 22, 2017

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MPs are calling on the government to set up a national college for fostering to address concerns that carers feel undermined, undervalued and lack support.

Free childcare to be extended to foster carers

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

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Foster carers are to become eligible for 30 hours free childcare, children's minister Robert Goodwill has confirmed.

Council spending rises on children in need of help

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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Councils are spending 10 per cent more per head on children in need of support than they did in 2010, a government report has found.

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

Friday, November 24, 2017

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Ofsted has praised the leadership of a council's children's services department saying managers think "deeply and creatively" about improving the lives of vulnerable young people.

Adopted children '20 times more likely to be excluded'

Monday, November 13, 2017

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Adopted children are around 20 times more likely to be excluded from school than their classmates, a survey by Adoption UK has found.

Care leavers criticise lack of youth input in fostering stocktake

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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The government's national stocktake of foster care provision is failing to offer a decent opportunity for young people with experience of care to have a say on the future of provision, a committee of MPs has heard.

Experts urge training drive to boost mental health support for children in care

Monday, November 6, 2017

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All carers and professionals who work directly with looked-after children should receive mental health training as part of a range of efforts to boost support for them, a government-appointed group of experts has recommended.

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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The amount of money councils receive from central government to cover the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be reviewed, it has been announced.

Tri-borough arrangement 'to continue for adoption and fostering services'

Monday, October 30, 2017

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Three London councils will continue to operate a shared service for adoption and fostering once partnership arrangements for children's services come to an end in six months' time, it has emerged.

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