Special guardianship orders have doubled
The number of children subject to special guardianship orders is continuing to rise. New statistics published by the Department for Education reveal that a total of 3,520 children left the care system...
View Article£7 million spent on adoption services
The government has spent £7 million on adoption-related services in the last six months, the Department for Education has announced. The money came from the £19 million allocated to the Adoption...
View ArticleGovernment to amend special guardianship regulations
The government has announced plans to amend special guardianship regulations after major issues were highlighted within the current system. In a newly published response to a consultation launched over...
View ArticleFast track training for social workers flooded with applicants
More than ten people applied for every place on a fast track social work training scheme, a minister has announced. The government-funded Step Up To Social Work scheme is an intensive, full-time course...
View ArticleBids invited for children’s social programme
The Department for Education has invited councils and charities to bid for a slice of £200 million in funding for new social care schemes. An initial phase of the Children’s Social Care Innovation...
View ArticleGovernment to assess foster care
The government has announced plans to assess current arrangement for foster care across the country. Speaking at the annual conference of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS),...
View ArticleTrust to take over children’s services
An independent trust is to take over the children’s services department of at a West Midlands council. Edward Timpson, the Minister of State for Children and Families, has ordered Sandwell Council to...
View ArticleGovernment supports plans for social work organisation
Minister of State for Children and Families Edward Timpson has come out in support of plans to create a new professional body for social workers. The Tory MP for Crewe and Nantwich said he was keen to...
View ArticleLabour: government is ‘obsessed with adoption’
The government is “obsessed” with adoption, a Labour Minister has claimed. Shadow Children’s Minister Emma Lewell-Buck said the government had spent a “staggering amount” of time and money on adoption...
View ArticleNew ‘fast track’ social training scheme opens for application
A new stage in a successful fast track training scheme for social workers has been opened for application. Step Up To Social Work is an intensive, 14 month course for people interested in entering the...
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