by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 27, 2021 | News
Social Work England has defended its impartiality and commitment to human rights, and called for further discussion about social workers’ use of social media, after warning a practitioner over posts it concluded were discriminatory towards transgender people....
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 26, 2021 | News
A couple claim social services removed their foster child after their calls for an autism diagnosis were rebuffed in case it deterred potential adopters. The pair, from Yorkshire, said they were left distraught by the sudden removal of the two-year-old boy meaning...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 24, 2021 | News
The Home Office is currently responsible for scores of unaccompanied minors who have fled Afghanistan following a Taliban resurgence. Home Secretary Priti Patel announced last week that the UK would welcome 20,000 Afghan refugees over three years including 5,000 women...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | News
There’s something about boxing Olympic gold medal winner Lauren Price that has captivated us over the past weeks. She’s undoubtedly a phenomenal athlete with a remarkable determination to succeed. At the age of 8, according BBC reporter Tom Brown, she was...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | News
Croydon, in south London, said it has suffered a £2.3m government funding gap in the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children that “poses a safeguarding risk to children’s services” in the borough. The funding gap could hit £7m by...
