http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead children's services stories from Community Care as soon as they are published.en-gbFri, 16 May 2008 12:27:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108206/cc-live-government-must-do-more-to-safeguard-learning-disabled.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108206/cc-live-government-must-do-more-to-safeguard-learning-disabled.htmlThe government and social care leaders must do more to tackle hate crime and abuse against people with learning disabilities, Community Care Live delegates were told yesterday.Fri, 16 May 2008 12:27:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108202/news-round-up-prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-daughters-grave.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108202/news-round-up-prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-daughters-grave.htmlOther headlines in today's papers include: Tories launch new group to tackle homelessness; 'Ladette' culture sees jump in crimes by girls; Woman beat to death her grandmother to stop inheritance being spent on care billsFri, 16 May 2008 09:34:00 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/2008/05/16/108204/prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-her-daughters-grave.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108204/prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-her-daughters-grave.htmlOther headlines in today's papers include: Tories launch new group to tackle homelessness; 'Ladette' culture sees jump in crimes by girls; Woman beat to death her grandmother to stop inheritance being spent on care billsFri, 16 May 2008 09:13:00 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/2008/05/14/108189/gordon-brown-pledges-legislation-to-strengthen-childrens-trusts.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/14/108189/gordon-brown-pledges-legislation-to-strengthen-childrens-trusts.htmlPrime minister Gordon Brown today issued plans to legislate to strengthen children's’s trusts through legislation to enhance support for children with additional needs, as part of the draft Queen’s Speech.Wed, 14 May 2008 15:53:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/104021/childrens-services.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/104021/childrens-services.htmlLord Laming’s inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie led to an overhaul of children’s services in the form of the Every Child Matters green paper, published in 2003, and the Children Act 2004.Tue, 13 May 2008 15:42:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/104578/children-in-care.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/104578/children-in-care.htmlThe definition of looked-after children (children in care) is found in the Children Act 1989.Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/47713/children-act-2004.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/47713/children-act-2004.htmlThe centrepiece of the government’s legislation for protecting children is the Children Act 2004. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:29:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/12/108159/refugee-council-asylum-children-need-better-educational-support.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/12/108159/refugee-council-asylum-children-need-better-educational-support.htmlThe Refugee Council has urged children's services to provide better advice and guidance for asylum-seeking children on accessing education, when they first arrive.Mon, 12 May 2008 10:09:00 GMT