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Data published by the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (Chain) shows that between January and March 2020, there were 449 children and young people aged...

The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) has published a report looking at homelessness among young people in England and Wales. The report compares homelessness policies...

The government has urged schools to have contingency plans in place to prepare for further outbreaks of coronavirus as a row over the full reopening...

Judge criticises DfE failure to consult children’s commissioner before introducing regulations reducing local authority responsibilities, but finds omission was lawful given urgency of pandemic. Justice...

Angela Frazer-Wicks, a founding member of the Family Rights Group’s parents’ panel, shares her experience of saying goodbye to her two young children when they...

An article on Open Access Government explores the importance of the language used in a young person’s care record. It considers terms such as ‘crisis’ and ‘looked...

The Department for Education has published a Section 31 grant determination letter for 2020 to 2021 which gives notification of additional funding to local authorities to provide...

The Guardian reports on the impact that the coronavirus crisis has had on care-experienced university students, and the fears of some experts that many will...

Ofsted has published its annual statistical release covering inspection outcomes for local authority children’s services and other children’s social care providers, and information about the...

Cafcass (the Children and Family Child Advisory and Support Service) has published its latest statistics on care order applications in England. In June 2020 Cafcass...

A new film, capturing the troubling experiences of special guardians and the rewards and challenges of bringing up relatives’ children following care proceedings, was launched on...

The Department for Education has updated its statutory guidance on Junior ISAs for children and young people who have been in local authority care for...