Campaigners have called on children’s minister Josh MacAlister to close a gap in the care system that leaves thousands of 16- and 17- year-olds “without day-to-day care” and vulnerable to exploitation...

Rebekah Pierre discusses the impersonal process of receiving her care records and how councils need to better support care leavers

Rebekah Pierre discusses the impersonal process of receiving her care records and how councils need to better support care leavers

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Government this week (18 November 2024) unveiled its plans for children’s social care through two key documents – a document presented to parliament called ‘Keeping children safe, helping fami…

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As the new government promises (18 November 2024) “a more secure life for children across the country”, and legislation that will transform the children’s care system, children&#8…

Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravans

Amir Safi, who said he was 16, was ‘quiet and withdrawn’ following social worker’s assessment, inquest hears

Article 39 and Mind charities have been granted permission to intervene jointly in the upcoming appeal of the High Court decision in J: Local Authority consent to Deprivation of Liberty, Re [2024] …

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