Council debates £12m funding for ‘inadequate’ children’s services
Norfolk County Council is considering a £12 million investment in its “inadequate” children’s services. If approved, the proposed funding will be spread out over the next four years so the local...
View ArticleMother decries council’s accommodation efforts
A homeless mother of five has condemned her local council for not doing enough to find her somewhere to live. Two months ago the 33 year-old was told by the Isle of Anglesey County Council to leave her...
View ArticleNorthumberland County Council ‘failed’ vulnerable family
Northumberland County Council did not do enough to protect a vulnerable family from their own son, the Local Government Ombudsman has declared. The teenager had severe behavioural problems. On one...
View ArticleGovernment finds £20 million for council cooperation on children’s services
The government is to make up to £20 million available to encourage different children’s services departments to cooperate with each other. Children’s Minister Robert Goodwill made the announcement at a...
View ArticleFoster carers struggle on poverty wages
The majority of foster carers earn less than the national living wage, a charity has reported. The Fostering Network polled a representative sample of 1,937 foster carers. No less than 82 per cent of...
View ArticleChildren’s services struggling due to funding shortage
Many local authorities do not have the resources to support children who need it, councillors have claimed. In a recently published survey from the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), more than a third –...
View ArticleGovernment considers unaccompanied refugee children
The government has announced a new strategy for dealing with unaccompanied refugee children. In a joint initiative by the Home Office and the Department for Education, specialist training will be made...
View ArticleThe resources you need when the system fails you
Or: What chance is there for those who don’t have the resources? I generally find myself defending the family justice system in my posts on this blog. The system is constantly under attack, very often...
View ArticleCare cases, an international divorce, and more
A week in family law A local authority involved in a child guardianship case can be identified, a judge has ordered. In the case none of the parties involved were originally identified, but the child’s...
View ArticleAnother data breach, a missing child and more
A week in family law The week began with news of yet another local authority data breach relating to children in care. This time it was the turn of Leicester City Council, which accidentally emailed a...
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