by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 18, 2020 | News
Ofsted has published fostering statistics for England for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. Figures show that: there were an estimated 89,200 fostering places in England as at 31 March 2020; and during 2019/20 there were 2,495 allegations of abuse made against...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | News
Thousands of children in care are being moved between several homes a year or living in unregulated accomodation, with some reporting “disgusting” conditions, a report by Children’s Commissioner has found. Some children in England’s...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | News
The long-awaited Care Review, promised in the Conservative Party manifesto, is set to begin “very imminently”, the children’s minister has said. Speaking at the National Adult and Children’s Services Conference, Vicky Ford promised further...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | News
Sector leaders have welcomed the government’s new winter support package which includes rolling-out free school meals across the Christmas holidays and until summer 2021, following ahigh profile campaign by the footballer, Marcus Rashford. The new winter support...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | News
Community Care has published an article discussing the importance of food in supporting foster children’s cultural heritage and care leavers who may also be experiencing a sense of cultural dislocation. The article points out that social workers need to take...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | News
The Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019 came into force on 7 November 2020. The Act removes the common law defence of “reasonable chastisement” and provides children with the same legal protection from assault as adults. The...
