by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
The Express and Star reports on the deaths due to COVID-19 of a husband and wife from Warrington, Cheshire who had four children, six grandchildren and 26 foster children. Further details are available here...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
An article in inews discusses the risks that foster carers in the UK face of losing their foster children and income if they become ill with coronavirus. Under current contracts, the 55,000 foster carers in the UK are classified as self-employed workers and are...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
Following a legal challenge, the Government has updated its rules on how often certain people can leave their homes for exercise during the coronavirus outbreak. The amended guidance now states that where there is a specific health condition, individuals are able to...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
Care-experienced young people have shared videos of their perspectives on the UK-wide lockdown from their homes and university halls through charity Leicestershire Cares. A representative of the charity said one of the biggest challenges faced by care leavers during...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has published a final draft of its regional social work supervision policy. Although the policy has not been fully consulted on, the draft version has been published to facilitate greater flexibility during the COVID-19...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
The Welsh Government has published guidance on how children’s social care providers can change their services to support young people during COVID-19. It is aimed at local authorities, adoption services, fostering services and providers of care homes for...
