A new report from the Children's Commissioner for England – Advocacy for Children – states that there is a significant group of children being denied access to advocacy despite having a statutory entitlement to it. In some local authorities, fewer than 75 per cent of care leavers' referrals for advocacy are being taken forward.
Click here to access the report on the Children's Commissioner website.
Hundreds of English schools still at risk from crumbling concrete
Hundreds of schools in England are still at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete, according to previously unpublished figures. Official data, which the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Thousands of young people placed in council care more than 20 miles away from home, analysis shows
A third of children in council care in 2023 lived over 20 miles away from their local area, school and family – around 4,600 people in total.
£600m boost for social care next year announced in Budget
Councils’ available spending to grow by an estimated 3.2% in real terms in 2025-26, with authorities also given £250m to test new approaches in children’s
