by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The regulations, which previously applied during the second national lockdown in November and the regional tier system that preceded it, allowed meetings between children in care and potential adopters but no such exemption applied to potential kinship carers, such as...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
Article 39 has published a report sharing children and young people’s views and experiences of mental health hospitals in England, as told to their advocates. The report finds that children are being kept in hospital for too long, often many miles from home, and...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing setting out the system of support for children and young people in England aged 0-25 with special educational needs (SEN). The briefing provides an overview of the system introduced by the Children and Families Act...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
Article 39 reports that a Court of Appeal judgement, given on 24 November, declared that the Secretary of State for Education acted unlawfully in failing to consult the Children’s Commissioner for England and other children’s rights organisations before...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Welsh Government has updated its guidance on the use of face coverings in secondary schools and colleges. The guidance now states that face coverings should be worn: in all areas outside the classroom by staff and learners in secondary schools and colleges; on...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Cabinet Office has published the Government’s COVID-19 Winter plan. Regarding children the plan stipulates: education settings will remain open in all tiers; when it is necessary for children to isolate, schools have a duty to provide high quality remote...
