Councils will have to take share of unaccompanied children if they fail to volunteer, warns minister
Vicky Ford issues warning as she announces funding for councils accommodating asylum-seeking children as part of £24m...
Keeping children safe in education: statutory guidance
The Department for Education (DfE) has published updated Keeping children safe in education 2021 statutory guidance...
‘Home is Not a Placement’ Campaign Launches
A National Voice has launched a new national campaign, 'Home is Not a Placement'. For the past few months, A National...
Most social workers ‘lack confidence’ in working with children at risk of radicalisation, finds DfE report
Most social workers lack confidence in working with children at risk of radicalisation because of their lack of...
Black children more likely to end up in care and less likely to be adopted
Black children are more likely to end up in care and less likely to be adopted according to recent government figures....
Average length of care proceedings at nine-year high
The duration of care proceedings reached 43 weeks in January-March this year, the highest average since mid-2012 and...