The number of children looked after in England is up 4 per cent to 78,150 at 31 March 2019. This continues the increases seen in recent years. Children ceasing to be looked after during the year as a result of adoption fell by 7 per cent to 3,570. This continues the drop seen last year.
Read more in Family Law Week.
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Hundreds of schools in England are still at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete, according to previously unpublished figures.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
