Use of foster placement to address child obesity
Article nine of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child states that ‘Children must not be separated from their parents unless it is in the best interests of
Read MoreArticle nine of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child states that ‘Children must not be separated from their parents unless it is in the best interests of
Read MoreA new report from the Care Inspectorate found that Dumfries and Galloway Council continues to provide a very good service to foster carers and children living in foster care. Inspectors
Read MoreA Bristol social worker has been suspended for failing to carry out foster assessments. Verona Vevean Thomas has been suspended from a register for health and care professionals for failing
Read More12 leading charities have joined together to call on the Welsh Government to change the law so that fostered young people in Wales can stay with their foster carers until
Read MoreOfsted has called on local authorities, local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and the Department for Education to work together to build a better understanding of the extent of private fostering
Read MoreThe Foster Care Review, established in December 2012 by the Scottish Government to address a number of issues identified by our stakeholders and by foster carers, and as part of
Read MoreThe three-year-old boy whose mother has been charged with his death is said to have been put into foster care because of concerns about his welfare. Social workers from Fife
Read MoreHealth Minister Edwin Poots today launched a 12-week consultation on The Foster Placement and Fostering Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013. The proposed regulations aim to strengthen the operation of fostering
Read MoreA foster carer who sexually abused two young girls has been jailed for eight months. Herbert Keith Moss, 71, had previously denied two counts of sexual assault on a girl
Read MoreThe Foster Care Review was established by the Scottish Government to assess a range of potential reforms, and provide direction on a number of policy questions. The proposals (and issues)
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