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The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on child contact services regulation in relation to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020. The consultation is seeking views...

The NSPCC has released figures on online abuse on social media. The figures, drawn from responses from 35 police forces across the UK on the...

The Guardian reports that The Children’s Society has warned that thousands of children of EU citizens who have been taken into care in the UK...

The Guardian has published an article on teaching children and young people about consent and sexual relationships. The article, which focuses on how to prevent...

The Guardian reports that Freedom of information (FoI) requests sent to 201 councils in England, Scotland and Wales and about a fifth of multi-academy trusts...

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England has published a summary of the more than 800 responses to the call for advice launched...

The Department of Health and Social Care and Cabinet Office has published a COVID-19 mental health and wellbeing recovery action plan to prevent, mitigate and...

The Welsh Government has published the Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021. The guidance outlines requirements and guidance for schools, further education institutions, local...

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a new helpline to support potential victims of sexual harassment and abuse in education settings. The helpline, run...

The Anna Freud Centre has created a new resource aimed at helping adoptive parents, special guardians and foster carers to support the mental health and...

The website of the independent review of children’s social care in England has been launched. The website provides information and updates about the review, lists...

Coram Voice has launched Voices 2021, the national writing competition for children and young people in care and care leavers aged under 25. The competition...