The first details of a £185 million National Youth Strategy, which includes the winding down of the National Citizen Service ...

Legal firms are backing a charity’s call for an urgent review of the use of hair strand testing in decisions about the care ...

A very welcome recent report on adoption practice from a group set up by the most senior judge in the family court, says ...

The number of foster carers in England has decreased by almost 2,000 since 2020, latest figures from Ofsted show.

As chair of the ADCS Policy Committee, I had the privilege of chairing a meeting focused on the Department for’s (DfE) curriculum call for evidence where we heard from over 60 ADCS members.

The adoption system should move away from an “outdated” model of letterbox contact with birth families towards face-to-face ...

Susannah Hancock is to undertake an independent review into the placement of girls in the children and young people’s secure ...

Hackney Council will no longer fight a legal challenge over its consultation on plans to close two children’s centres in the ...

A programme is being launched in Wigan to offer specialist support to 250 pupils impacted by mental health problems, ...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to “look at” lowering the age at which a person can be classed as a victim of ...

Care leavers should not have to pay council tax or health costs such as for prescriptions, dental treatment and eye tests, ...

The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling on ministers to introduce national guidelines on how local authorities ...