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Adoption concept image with the word 'adoption' against a blue background and various images that depict aspects of adoption

Children, Social work leaders

Social work practice changes urged to promote direct contact between adopted children and birth families

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Children

First map of adoption support services for birth families created by social workers

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Adoption concept image with the word 'adoption' against a blue background and various images that depict aspects of adoption

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Adoption leaders bid to reform ‘institutionally racist’ system

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Children, Social work leaders

Overcoming the barriers to contact between siblings separated by the care system

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The word 'adoption' spelt out in coloured letters beneath cut-outs of a family

Children, Workforce

Adoption practice remains strong but regional agencies struggling to recruit and retain social workers

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Beverley Barnett-Jones

Children, Social work leaders

Ethnic disparities in care proceedings: what the data says

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Children

Where are the support services for families whose children are adopted?

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Therapy session, adult man talking to his psychotherapist

Children, Social work leaders

DfE proposes law change to improve adults’ access to adoption therapy

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black girl talking to adult woman

Children, Social work leaders

Adoption workforce must become more diverse to help tackle racial disparities, says Lords report

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Children, Social work leaders

Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board to close this month

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Image of child holding cutouts of a family (credit: Africa Studio / Adobe Stock)

Children, Social work leaders

Adoptions continue to decline with children waiting longer to be placed, latest figures show

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Image of child holding cutouts of a family (credit: Africa Studio / Adobe Stock)

Children, Social work leaders

Children adopted from care falls to lowest in 21 years, government figures show

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Children, Social work leaders

Government introduces target on percentage of agency social workers in children’s workforce

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Andy Elvin, chief executive, TACT

Children, Workforce

Councils should lose responsibility for children in care to national service, says fostering charity

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Children

The myths preventing adopters coming forward

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