Source: Centre for Child & Family Justice Research First published: 9.9.20 This documentary film ‘The First Day of Forever’ focuses on the experiences of special guardians in England and the rewards and challenges of bringing up relatives’ children following care proceedings. Made by the Centre Co-Director Professor Judith Harwin, in partnership with kinship care charity Grandparents … Continue reading “The First Day of Forever”: film launched to improve journey for special guardians | via @ChildFamJustice
Category: Care / Permanence
Huge spike in number of children needing foster care during pandemic, Barnardo’s warns
A surge in demand for foster care places combined with a drop in potential carers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is creating a “state of emergency” in the care system, Barnardo’s has warned. The coronavirus pandemic has hit vulnerable families the hardest, with many reaching crisis point. This has created a state of emergency, … Continue reading Huge spike in number of children needing foster care during pandemic, Barnardo’s warns
SUPPORTING KINSHIP CARE
In whatever form it takes, NIROMP believe that Kinship Care is an important and valuable route to settled, permanent care for many children. ABOUT kinship care Kinship care is when family members or friends take on the care of children who, for many different reasons, are unable to remain living at home with their parents. … Continue reading SUPPORTING KINSHIP CARE
EU Settlement Scheme
Last summer Coram Children’s Legal Centre gave a very helpful presentation on the EU Settlement Scheme to members of NIROMP's London IROs Group. The presentation covered what Social Workers and IROs needed to do with children and young people in local authority care to apply for settled status post-Brexit. Government funding for Coram and other … Continue reading EU Settlement Scheme
Ofsted’s Annual Report: highlighting some of the big issues for social care
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s National Director for Social Care, discusses the latest Ofsted Annual Report It’s really pleasing to mark another Annual Report – my second since joining Ofsted – with some positive news. Our latest annual overview reports an increasingly effective response to the most vulnerable children. Almost half of local authorities inspected last year … Continue reading Ofsted’s Annual Report: highlighting some of the big issues for social care
Court of Appeal Case – Post Adoption Contact
Here is a useful summary of a court of appeal case about post adoption contact, written by some of the lawyers involved. RE B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29: What is the Future for Post-Adoption Contact? This article, written by the solicitor and junior counsel for the appellants, considers the backdrop against … Continue reading Court of Appeal Case – Post Adoption Contact
New Ofsted research: good decisions for looked after children | Yvette Stanley
Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's National Director for Social Care. First posted on: 21 May 2019. Source: Ofsted Over the coming months, Ofsted will examine decision-making processes for looked after children - looking at what contributes to good decisions for children in care or on the edge of care, including decisions about where they … Continue reading New Ofsted research: good decisions for looked after children | Yvette Stanley
Future of Adoption Publication Series | Rudd Adoption Research Program UMassAmherst
Source: The Rudd Centre, Adoption Research Program Future of Adoption Publication Series – essential reading for IROs Adoption practice, especially with regard to separating birth and adoptive families, has changed dramatically in the past several decades and the latest publication in this Future of Adoption Publication Series addresses the issue of contact. Two papers address … Continue reading Future of Adoption Publication Series | Rudd Adoption Research Program UMassAmherst
Ground-breaking care conference to take place in Liverpool tomorrow #CareExpConf
Source: The Care Experienced Conference Follow on Twitter @Careexpconf #CareExpConf The Care Experienced Conference: Many voices, many stories, many homes, One community Tomorrow marks a ground breaking moment for people with #CareExperience with the inaugural @Careexpconf Let's all please follow via social media using the hashtags #CareExpConf #CareExpConf #CEP #CareExperienced “Care experienced people of all ages do … Continue reading Ground-breaking care conference to take place in Liverpool tomorrow #CareExpConf
Not all local authorities have rising care rates. How do we explain this? | What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care
Originally published on 28 November 2018. Source: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care Author: Professor Jonathan Scourfield Most people reading this blog will be well aware, because it has been widely reported, that in all UK countries the rates of children looked after are increasing year on year. In England, the number has risen from … Continue reading Not all local authorities have rising care rates. How do we explain this? | What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care
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