Adoption and fostering services in Scotland performing well despite lengthy waits
A quarter of children up for adoption in Scotland at the end of 2017 had to wait more than a year to be placed with families, according to the Care
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Number of babies taken into care rises by quarter over past decade, new figures reveal
The number of babies aged less than a year being taken into care has increased by more than a quarter in the last decade, new figures have revealed. In 2008,
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Former child migrant never got over lie about being orphan, abuse inquiry told
A former child migrant has told how he has not come to terms with being told he was an orphan for more than 40 years, only to find out his
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MPs launch inquiry into ‘catastrophic’ failing of youngsters missing from children’s homes
Record numbers of vulnerable children are going missing after being “farmed out” to children’s homes many miles from the areas in which they live, MPs have warned. The All-Party Group
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Couple with learning disabilities have two children removed over safety concerns
A couple with learning disabilities have had two children taken from their care after social workers raised safety concerns. Their eldest daughter was moved to a relative’s home more than
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Communities Secretary hails success of troubled families programme
An initiative aimed at helping families with complex problems has cut the proportion of children going into care and the number of juvenile convictions, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has said.
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Judge argues ‘transparency’ outweighs risk in naming council in child protection cases
A family court judge has spelled out why councils should be named in rulings on cases involving applications for children to be taken from the care of their parents. Judge
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Mother unaware that estranged child has cancer must stay in dark, judge says
A woman who does not know that her estranged teenage child has cancer must remain in the dark, a High Court judge says. Mr Justice Hayden imposed an information ban
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Mother jailed for contempt after posting family court case details on Facebook
A 54-year-old woman has been jailed after posting information relating to family court litigation on Facebook. Sara Root, who believes her children were unfairly taken from her, published information about
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New toolkit to help social workers tailor support for traumatised children in care
A new project aims to better assess traumatised children in care to help social workers tailor their support and ensure a stable home life. Shared Living Foster Care was established
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