The Department for Education has withdrawn its ‘myth busting’ guide about council duties to vulnerable children and young people, after the charity Article 39 launched an application for judicial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.
High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests
The effect of high screen time on children is as significant as parental behaviour and premature birth, if not greater, a global study has found.
Court of Appeal dismisses majority of first case examined under Child Focused Court model
The first Court of Appeal judgment considered under the Child Focused Court (CFC) model has dismissed the majority of an appeal made by a mother
‘I feel really angry’: The impact of the deadly ‘care cliff’ facing young care leavers at 18
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