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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreStatistics released by Cafcass, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, show that in April 2015 Cafcass received a total of 946 care applications, representing a 18% increase
Read MoreSocial services bosses have been criticised by a family court judge after a man was accused of physically abusing his son. Judge Stephen Wildblood said staff at Somerset County Council
Read MoreA new report from the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has found significant improvements in Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council’s (NPTCBC’s) Children’s Services meaning that a Serious Concerns Protocol
Read MoreThe head of the British Association of Social Workers has warned against the care of vulnerable people being “handed over” to private companies. Bridget Robb said social work was facing
Read MoreSchools are becoming “mini welfare states” spending millions of pounds a year on supporting poor children and plugging funding gaps in public services, headteachers are warning. The vast majority of
Read MoreThe City of Edinburgh Council is the first Scottish local authority to sign a pledge to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination at work. The ‘See Me in Work’ scheme
Read MoreTen seemingly respectable people – including six women – subjected young children to sexual and physical abuse over more than a decade, prosecutors have told a court. Much of the
Read MoreNearly two-thirds of councils are failing to complete home adaptations for disabled people within the one-year legal limit, a charity has found. Leonard Cheshire Disability said thousands of disabled and
Read MoreA Ukrainian concert pianist who became embroiled in a row with social workers after his son was taken into foster care has been criticised by a family court judge. The
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