Judge raises concern for woman with low IQ whose baby was placed for adoption
A family court judge has raised concern about the welfare of a woman with a low IQ who has had a baby taken from her care and placed for adoption.
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Majority of looked after children in Wales experiencing high levels of placement stability
Most children and young people in care in Wales are doing well, with over three quarters experiencing a high level of placement stability, new research published today shows. The Welsh
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Adopted children covered by new exemption from two-child benefit limit
Restrictions on benefit payments to families with more than two children have been relaxed, with a new exemption covering all of those who are adopted or taken in by relatives
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Mother who failed ‘unimpeachable’ hair-strand drug test fears losing son to adoption
A woman who failed a hair-strand drug test fears that she will soon have to say goodbye to her three-year-old son after losing a roller-coaster battle over his care. The
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First guidance launched for Muslims to dispel belief adoption is forbidden
New guidance to dispel myths around fostering and adopting has been launched in a bid to boost the number of Muslims helping children in care. The first Islamic Guidance Document
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Psychologist apologies for giving poor evidence in adoption court case
A psychologist asked to provide an expert assessment of the father of a toddler at the centre of family court litigation wrote to a judge to apologise for giving “very
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Platonic couple living in different homes made legal parents of surrogate child
A married couple who have a platonic relationship and live in different homes have been made the legal parents of a child born following a foreign surrogacy arrangement. The most
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Minister urges more LGBT people to adopt or foster children in Wales
There is a real need for more LGBT people to adopt or foster children in Wales, Minister for Children and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies said today. To mark LGBT Adoption
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Engage: West Sussex to host inaugural children’s social work conference
On World Social Work Day 2018, what better way for West Sussex County Council to celebrate our work than to invite you to participate in our inaugural conference and explore
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Call for major adoption review as research argues children need closer ties to birth families
Research headed by a University of Huddersfield professor has caused an influential social work organisation to call for a major review of UK adoption law, so that children who have
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