by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Every local authority across England and Wales is now using the Family Public Law service online to apply for a court order to safeguard the welfare of children. Launched in 2020 as part of our reform programme, using the online service, MyHMCTS, allows local...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Social Finance, LGBTQ+ Youth in Care and nine LGBTQ+ care experienced adults have published a report which shares their insights from exploring the experiences and outcomes of LGBTQ+ children and young people in care. It sets out practical recommendations that the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 18, 2022 | News
A children’s home has been closed down after inspectors found evidence of “significant neglect”. One child had not been bathed, changed his clothes or been given a home-cooked meal in four months at the private home in Bolton, an Ofsted report found....
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 18, 2022 | News
The current care system is not working and is leaving children a risk – with around two dozen aged between 16 and 17 dying as a result – a charity has claimed. Article 39 says it is so concerned it has now gone to court to convince the government to extend...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 18, 2022 | News
At least one in every 10 children in the care system have unresolved immigration or citizenship issues, a new report has found. The South London Refugee Association and Coram Children’s Legal Centre also found more than 10,000 young care leavers in England face...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jan 24, 2022 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, talks to students about coming back to school this January. They discuss what it is like being back with restrictions in place, their concerns coming back after Christmas and why school is where they...
