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Government launches national fostering stocktake

The government has launched a national fostering stocktake to review the status, role and function of foster carers in relation to other professions, ...
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New ADCS president highlights high demand for welfare placements

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Alison Michalska, used her inaugural speech to highlight how demand for we...
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Call for taxi driver database to prevent child sexual exploitation

A review of reports of child sexual exploitation in Buckinghamshire between 1998 and 2016 has resulted in a series of recommendations being made, incl...
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High proportion of looked after children don’t understand why they are in care

The findings of a survey of more than 600 young people in care has found that a significant proportion of looked after children are uncertain about th...
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Rise in appropriate housing for care leavers

The number of children being placed in inappropriate housing such as bed and breakfast accommodation has fallen by 35% in two years, research by Barna...