http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbFri, 16 May 2008 11:13:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108203/cc-live-gay-and-lesbian-foster-carers-near-bottom-of-hierarchy.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108203/cc-live-gay-and-lesbian-foster-carers-near-bottom-of-hierarchy.htmlGay men and lesbians are near the bottom of an "unspoken hierarchy" of preferred foster carers and adoptive parents, an expert told Community Care Live today.Fri, 16 May 2008 11:13:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108197/concurrent-planning-in-foster-care.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108197/concurrent-planning-in-foster-care.htmlTen years since it arrived in the UK, concurrent planning is making progress as a means of fostering and adoption. Helen Mooney reportsFri, 16 May 2008 09:31:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108198/a-first-hand-account-of-being-an-adoption-social-worker.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108198/a-first-hand-account-of-being-an-adoption-social-worker.htmlLindsey Ford will never her first adoption case and the caring efforts of all concerned to give a little girl with a sad beginning a happier life.Fri, 16 May 2008 09:09:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/108169/herefordshire-council-backs-down-over-kinship-carer-allowances.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/108169/herefordshire-council-backs-down-over-kinship-carer-allowances.htmlA kinship carer has won £12,000 in unpaid allowances for bringing up her two grandchildren after threatening the local authority with legal action. Herefordshire...Tue, 13 May 2008 11:52:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/25/103472/adoption-and-fostering.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/25/103472/adoption-and-fostering.htmlAdoption has a higher profile within councils following the prime minister’s adoption review in 2000, according to the Commission for Social Care Inspection. It says numbers of looked-after children in England being adopted rose 38 per cent between 2000 and 2005 and that a more diverse range of those seeking children for adoption are being recruited.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:47:00 GMT