by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
Increasing numbers of children in care are waiting to be matched with independent visitors, with some councils admitting to not providing the statutory service at all, new research shows. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by Barnardo’s...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) has published a report updating the status of children’s mental health services one year on from their report setting out 50 recommendations from improvements. Findings include: although...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The NSPCC reports that figures from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent to police forces in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland show that: there were 76,204 recorded sexual offences against children in the UK in 2018/19, a rise of over 60% since...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Knife Crime has published a report following an inquiry looking at the role school exclusions may be playing in exacerbating the increase in knife crime; and what can be done to support vulnerable young people. ...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
Nidirect, the government website for Northern Ireland citizens, has published guidance for parents and carers to help stop young people becoming ‘money mules’ by allowing their bank account to be used to transfer stolen money on behalf of someone else, and...
