A University of Bristol study reveals the most comprehensive evidence to date on the extent of kinship care in England. The briefing paper, published yesterday, analysed data from the latest
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Working families and young people in Wales are at greater risk of poverty now than they were ten years ago, new research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and New
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The Scottish Government has confirmed it will provide £10.1 million to councils to raise kinship care allowances to the same level foster care families receive. The funding announcement follows the
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At least 15,000 children are separated from one of their parents because of rules on Britons bringing foreign spouses into the country, according to a report. Since 2012, only those
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The Scottish Government has announced Olivia McLeod has taken up her post as Director for Children and Families this week. Olivia brings a wealth of experience from her work in children’s
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The number of people working nights has increased to more than three million since the recession and is set to rise further because of plans to extend services and the
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Leading journal of multi-disciplinary child care practice, ChildCare in Practice, is hosting a presentation by Dr David Hayes, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Queens University Belfast on the findings of
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A group of pro-life MPs have launched a bid to give the Scottish Parliament the power to change abortion law in the country. A cross-party amendment to the Scotland Bill,
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?Research, which aims to narrow a generation gap that is being widened by the ageing of the population, was showcased by the University of Huddersfield’s Families and Intergenerational Relationships Research Group (FaIR) at their
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In a recent report from Impower, titled ‘Breaking the Lock: A new preventative model to improve the lives of vulnerable children and make families stronger’, the effectiveness and direction of
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