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The silent struggle of asylum-seeking children

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, February 14, 2024
    • | CYP Now
In the heart of the debate surrounding the Safety of Rwanda Bill and amidst the heated discussions on immigration policy, it’s critical that we keep our attention firmly on the vulnerable children and young people seeking refuge within our borders.

Statutory guidance gives us ‘permission’ to practice

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 3, 2024
    • | CYP Now
A line by poet Oliver Wendell Holmes – “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions” – feels apt when considering the guidance that governs local authority functions and responsibilities to vulnerable children and families.

Protect women in pre-birth care proceedings

    Opinion
  • Thursday, July 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The number of newborn babies subject to care proceedings has more than doubled since 2007, and every year tens of thousands of women have involvement from children’s social care teams during pregnancy and early motherhood.

Asylum reforms are a gamble with young lives

    Opinion
  • Thursday, May 25, 2023
    • | CYP Now
At The Children's Society, we’re not just advocates. We’re a shield, a beacon, and a voice for children and young people needing safety and protection. That's why the government's asylum proposals are furiously ringing our alarm bells.

Workforce shortage is threat to care reforms

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 23, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The government's Care Review response, Stable Homes, Built on Love, sets ambitious targets for improving children's outcomes, testing new approaches to early help, and boosting professional standards in child protection work.

#LookCloser campaign tackles child exploitation

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 23, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The #LookCloser campaign is a nationwide effort aimed at educating the public and businesses about child exploitation and encouraging them to be vigilant in spotting and reporting potential signs of exploitation.

Permanency must be key focus of placement making

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 3, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Sorting out the myriad problems with the care system has to be a top priority of Education Secretary Gillian Keegan in 2023. Further evidence – if any were needed – that the system is not working well came with two reports on adoption just before Christmas.

Solutions lie in truly listening to children’s views

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 25, 2022
    • | CYP Now
Gathering and considering the wishes and feelings of a child or young person, their parents and wider family before any serious decision is taken about them is commonplace in children’s services teams and a feature of much outstanding direct work with children.

Honesty needed on level of user voice influence

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 25, 2022
    • | CYP Now
For anyone involved in policy development or service delivery it has become essential to consider the views of those with direct experience when deciding what to do and how to do it. But it isn’t straightforward to achieve meaningful engagement.

Chloe Juliette: All children in care deserve to be heard

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
    • | CYP Now
Imagine you were me. You grew up in care and now you’re in your early 20s, and you are, once again, standing in front of a room full of strangers who you’ll probably never see again, in the hopes of improving the care system.

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