Girl wins ‘exceptional’ ruling overturning adoption order
A 14-year-old girl has won a “highly exceptional” legal ruling revoking an adoption order made more than ten years ago. The teenager was also given the go-ahead by a High
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Surprise immediate closure of adoption and fostering association
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has announced that it has closed and some of its functions will transfer to children’s charity and adoption and fostering agency, Coram,
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Children at risk over lack of public knowledge of private fostering
A Survation poll commissioned by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) reveals that 91% of the UK adult population don’t know what private fostering is. BAAF and ECPAT
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Adoption services set for £30m boost in this week’s budget
The Government has committed £30 million to finding adoptive parents for children in care. Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne want to speed up the process of finding
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Derby’s Social Pedagogy course has contract extended after successful pilot
A pilot University of Derby course, which was introduced to help social care teams interact more effectively with children, young people and families, has had its contract extended for a
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New living rights for Welsh young people in foster care
Young people in foster care will be able to stay with their foster family until they are 21 as part of a new ‘When I Am Ready’ scheme which is
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Study paints stark picture of adoption disruption in Wales
A new report from the University of Bristol into adoption disruption in Wales reveals adoptive parents were unable to access support for their children, spoke of their isolation and gave
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New BBC documentary to showcase fostering in Dorset
A new national BBC series is putting the spotlight on foster carers in Dorset, at a time when more vulnerable children than ever need a loving home. BBC Documentaries has
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Fall in adoption rates should be first step in righting a wrong
BASW’s vice chair Maggie Mellon has described a fall in adoption orders following two landmark family court judgements as an opportunity to stop and think about what is really happening
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Statistics: Ofsted Social Care Dataset – FOI Requests
Ofsted have published updated versions of datasets which are disclosed as a result of Freedom of Information requests. Some information which is requested is exempt from disclosure to the public
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