Fostering and adoption

Children

Sharp rise in spending on special guardianship support

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Local authorities do not need to consider all available placements for children, judge rules

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Children

Empathy sometimes wears a black santa hat

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Children, Workforce, Stand Up For Social Work

Seven top tips on doing effective pet assessments in fostering and adoption

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Number of children missing from foster care rose by nearly a fifth last year, figures show

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Children

Being in care is ‘protective’ of children’s education, study finds

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Children

New guidance to help social workers assess attachment for children in care

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Children

Adults working with children in care want more specialist training, survey finds

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Government faces criticism in House of Lords for ‘preferential’ adoption focus

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Children, Workforce

Council not responsible for foster carers’ abuse of a child, finds Court of Appeal

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Social worker criticised for flawed Re B-S assessment in care proceedings

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The fall in placement orders is not a problem, but government rhetoric on adoption is

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Council fined for halting adoption without evidence

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Record care applications in October, Cafcass figures show

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Children

Social workers given new guidance for section 20 arrangements amid ‘misuse and abuse’

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Special guardianship order assessments to be strengthened

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