by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 15, 2021 | News
A new training film on special guardianship for sector professionals was launched on 15 March 2021. The film, ‘Special Guardianship – an agenda for change’, was made jointly by CoramBAAF, the Centre for Child and Family Justice Research at Lancaster...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 15, 2021 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza has launched the ‘Childhood Commission’, a review of the future of children which will identify the barriers preventing children from reaching their full potential, propose...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on child contact services regulation in relation to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020. The consultation is seeking views on the regulation of: accommodation standards; staff and volunteer training standards; and...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The NSPCC has released figures on online abuse on social media. The figures, drawn from responses from 35 police forces across the UK on the platforms used to commit sexual offences or indecent image offences against children, show that Facebook-owned apps were used...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Guardian reports that The Children’s Society has warned that thousands of children of EU citizens who have been taken into care in the UK may become “undocumented” adults with no right to work, rent a home or receive benefits. The...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Guardian has published an article on teaching children and young people about consent and sexual relationships. The article, which focuses on how to prevent sexual assault by changing cultural norms in children, discusses: how to respond to children asking...
