The number of foster carers in Scotland has fallen, figures show. The fostering and adoption statistical report for 2021-22 from the Care Inspectorate shows there were 3,415 approved foster care
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The Department for Education (DfE) has “further to go to embed a culture of evaluation in social care”, according to a report by MPs. The DfE’s 14-year, £333 million Children’s
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The Fostering and Adoption statistical report 2021-22 is based on data collected by the Care Inspectorate from service providers in their annual returns over the last five years from 2017
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Councils are struggling with a “last-minute” dash to find homes for children coming into care due to rising demand and a shortage of suitable placements, Ofsted has warned. The regulator
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The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) being looked after in England has risen by a third in a year, figures show. There were 5,570 UASC being looked after as
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The number of available fostering places in England has fallen by almost a quarter in four years, figures show. There were 74,660 fostering places as of March 31 2022, down
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John Lewis has used its Christmas ad to raise awareness of children in care with the story of a middle-aged man learning to skateboard before welcoming a young teenager into
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Vital help from children’s services has become “the last resort” for some families in England, with social care leaders warning “we cannot continue to do this on the cheap”. Councils
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The number of referrals of children in England to social services who are assessed as needing help is at its highest level for eight years, figures show. Some 413,320 “episodes
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Jimmy Akingbola has called for better visibility of children in Britain’s care system after reflecting on his own experience for an upcoming project. In a new documentary for ITV, Jimmy
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