The Department for Education has withdrawn its ‘myth busting’ guide about council duties to vulnerable children and young people, after the charity Article 39 launched an application for judicial review.
The document advised local authorities that they are legally permitted to reduce and remove support from children in long-term foster care, children who run away or go missing from home or care, children who are remanded to custody and young people who have left care and are still living with their former foster carers.
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Young adults who leave care are four times more likely to die between the ages of 18 and 24 than the general population, according to
Five key takeaways from GCSE results day 2026
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Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
As England’s A-level results were published on Thursday morning, students across the country were pictured celebrating a bumper crop of results, with record rates of As