This bulletin looks at the arrangements for throughcare and aftercare of children and young people who are looked after away from home in residential services and how and whether young

The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty safeguards (formerly known as the Bournewood safeguards) were introduced into the Mental Capacity Act 2005 through the Mental Health Act 2007 (which received

This statistical bulletin presents information on activity relating to community penalties in Scotland, derived from Local Authority Social Work management information systems.

This document updates and builds on the 10-Year Childcare Strategy. It shows the progress that has been made since 2004 and sets out new steps to address the challenges ahead.

The report, which covers the period from April 1 2007 to March 31 2008 showed that the Care Commission achieved the majority of its targets, inspected 9,924 care services and

This document presents the results of a survey carried out to determine progress in implementing the arrangements for rapid response and child death review.

This report presents findings from a systematic review of the published review literature and evidence on the harms and benefits of alcohol consumption for children and young people.

The report presents rigorous evidence from a U.S. demonstration, that allowances can improve the lives of people with disabilities, relative to programmes that deliver agency services financed directly by the

The Government wants to provide children and young people with the best start in life and break cycles of deprivation for good. The Government’s ambitious pledge in 1999 to end