http://www.communitycare.co.ukFostering and adoption news from Community Care. Read all the latest fostering and adoption stories as soon as they're published.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT60http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/108736/essex-council-to-compensate-kinship-carer-for-support-failings.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/108736/essex-council-to-compensate-kinship-carer-for-support-failings.htmlNewsEssex Council has agreed to pay £7,500 in compensation to a woman who became the primary carer for her step-granddaughter after the local government ombudsman found she had been left to struggle financially.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/03/108725/bid-to-usher-in-private-foster-carer-registration-fails.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/03/108725/bid-to-usher-in-private-foster-carer-registration-fails.htmlNewsThe government has rejected a call to legislate within a year for a scheme to register private foster carers.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:04:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108681/a-culturally-specific-foster-care-placement-service.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108681/a-culturally-specific-foster-care-placement-service.htmlNewsA fostering scheme in north London is working to protect vulnerable Muslim children at risk of being radicalised. Rowenna Davis reports Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:44:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/23/108563/national-minimum-standards.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/23/108563/national-minimum-standards.htmlNewsThe national minimum standards constitute the minimum expectations the state sets for English and Welsh care providers in the services they deliver.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:47:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/17/108555/whitehall-blamed-for-older-people-dying-before-finances-are-sorted.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/17/108555/whitehall-blamed-for-older-people-dying-before-finances-are-sorted.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Six year wait for social housing, families warned; Too posh to adopt?; We are trying to make school admissions as fair as possibleTue, 17 Jun 2008 08:51:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/17/108554/news-round-up-older-people-dying-before-finances-are-sorted.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/17/108554/news-round-up-older-people-dying-before-finances-are-sorted.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Six year wait for social housing, families warned; Too posh to adopt?; We are trying to make school admissions as fair as possibleTue, 17 Jun 2008 08:49:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/03/108419/research-children-in-care-spell-out-their-needs.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/03/108419/research-children-in-care-spell-out-their-needs.htmlNewsYoung people with experience of the care system asked members of their peer group what would make a difference to their lives and outcomes. The findings are reviewed by Valerie Wigfall Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:51:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/28/108306/dcsf-unveils-3.8m-plan-to-help-challenging-looked-after-children.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/28/108306/dcsf-unveils-3.8m-plan-to-help-challenging-looked-after-children.htmlNewsJunior children’s minister Kevin Brennan has announced a £3.8m pilot project to help young looked-after children with antisocial and challenging behaviour.Wed, 28 May 2008 16:03:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/21/108251/editorial-comment-accepting-men-as-carers.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/21/108251/editorial-comment-accepting-men-as-carers.htmlNewsWe need to recruit 10,000 foster carers - from a range of different backgrounds - if every looked-after child is to receive the right placement.Wed, 21 May 2008 09:20:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/21/108247/recruiting-male-foster-carers.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/21/108247/recruiting-male-foster-carers.htmlNews Caerphilly is boosting its supply of foster carers by specifically supporting men who take on the role. Emma Parsons reports ale foster carers often...Wed, 21 May 2008 09:03:00 GMT