by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Home Office has launched a call for evidence for the independent review of Prevent to be carried out by Lord Carlile. Evidence is sought from a broad range of opinions, expertise and experience including health care professionals and schools and higher education...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is consulting on how the statutory guidance for local authorities in England on providing youth services can be more useful for local youth service provision and young people. The consultation closes on 01...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Northern Ireland Education Authority (EA) has published non-statutory guidelines for schools in Northern Ireland on how to support transgender pupils. The guidance covers: gender identity and the curriculum, developing a whole school approach, supporting children...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has published children’s social care statistics for 2018/19. Figures show that at 31 March 2019: there were 24,289 children known to social services as a child in need; and 2,211 children were listed on the Child...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has published a report on the number of babies in care proceedings in Wales. Key findings include: the number of newborns subject to care proceedings more than doubled between 2015 and 2018, from 39 per 10,000 in 2015 to 83 per...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
NHS England has announced that a taskforce will be set up to improve current specialist children and young people’s inpatient mental health, autism and learning disability services in England. The Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield will...
