by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 20, 2022 | News
The Guardian has reported that councils in England are paying more than £1m a year for a single place in privately run children’s homes, with operators citing the cost of living crisis as a reason for raising their prices, the Guardian has learned. Private providers...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 11, 2022 | News
Children and Young People Now have reported that the government’s flagship programme to support disadvantaged families is to be revamped to focus on specific issues around tackling abuse and homelessness. Under the new plans the Supporting Families programme’s six...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 11, 2022 | News
Ofcom has released a report exploring how media was understood and used by children and young people aged 3-17 in the UK in 2021. The report is part of wider programme from Ofcom, ‘Making sense of media’, and is intended as a reference for policy makers and the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 11, 2022 | News
Children and Young People Now have reported that a charity is urging the Care Review to take on board proposals to improve support for kinship carers and their children ahead of its final recommendations to the government. Kinship says it is calling upon Josh...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 11, 2022 | News
Community Care have reported that more than a third say caseloads “completely unmanageable” as court pressures, Covid impact and lack of other services increase complexity, taking toll on mental health and leaving some contemplating exit. Children’s social workers’...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 21, 2022 | News
Community Care have reported that the High Court has dismissed a children’s rights charity’s claim that the government’s failure to ban unregulated placements for children in care aged 16 or 17 was unlawful. Article 39 brought the challenge against the Department...
