An education minister has admitted there has been an “unacceptable increase” in the number of children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders. These court orders allow a child to be
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Vulnerable young people have been placed in a caravan and an Airbnb in a “stark failure of the children’s social care system” in England, according to a new report. While
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Bridget Phillipson has said the Government will not “hesitate” to cap profits in children’s social care if firms fail to curb their gains, as another MP warned vulnerable children have
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An asylum seeker who died after being run over on a motorway slip road was “upset” that a social worker did not believe he was a child, an inquest has
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A third of the most vulnerable children in the social care system have been placed long distances from their homes, schools and support networks, research has found. The study identified
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An octogenarian former jet fighter pilot has spoken about his new life as a foster carer. RAF veteran Nigel (pictured), whose surname has not been given, said he took up
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A total of 90 asylum-seeking children who went missing from Home Office-run hostels have still not been found, a minister has told Parliament. The update was given by Lord Hanson
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Young adult care leavers face an “appalling” situation where they can be around nine times more likely to become homeless than their peers, a charity has suggested. Become, the national
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Vulnerable youngsters are being illegally placed in unregistered children’s homes at a cost of up to £20,000 a week, Parliament has been told. Acknowledging the “unsatisfactory” situation, education minister Baroness
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Four men have been jailed for taking part in mob violence that engulfed a Leeds suburb after four children from a Roma family were taken into care. A double decker
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