Adoption and fostering services in Scotland performing well despite lengthy waits
A quarter of children up for adoption in Scotland at the end of 2017 had to wait more than a year to be placed with families, according to the Care
Read MoreA quarter of children up for adoption in Scotland at the end of 2017 had to wait more than a year to be placed with families, according to the Care
Read MoreA new type of inspection has identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection in Argyll and Bute are supported and cared
Read MoreA couple have been given the go-ahead to resume family life nine months after council social services bosses began family court litigation as a result of their baby son suffering
Read MoreThe number of babies aged less than a year being taken into care has increased by more than a quarter in the last decade, new figures have revealed. In 2008,
Read MoreThe mother of an eight-year-old boy who is missing after being abducted by his father 24 days ago has pleaded for him to be returned home. Karol Marmolejo last saw
Read MoreRecord numbers of vulnerable children are going missing after being “farmed out” to children’s homes many miles from the areas in which they live, MPs have warned. The All-Party Group
Read MoreA couple with learning disabilities have had two children taken from their care after social workers raised safety concerns. Their eldest daughter was moved to a relative’s home more than
Read MoreNew legislation which would ban adults from being able to smack their children has been introduced in Wales. The Welsh Government wants to remove the common law defence of reasonable
Read MoreCounty lines drug gangs are fuelling a rise in the number of British children being used as slaves, with cases more than doubling in a year. Figures released by the
Read MorePeople are inclined to believe child sexual exploitation does not go on in their area, according to Barnardo’s Scotland. The charity carried out research into the public’s understanding of the
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