Experts raise alarm over ‘commodification’ of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profit
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Father jailed after threatening family court judge
6th October 2025
A father who threatened a family court judge has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of court. Read the full article in
Covid inquiry unearths more school pandemic ‘chaos’
6th October 2025
The government lacked “leadership and determination” to get children back to school as lockdowns were lifted, Baroness Anne Longfield, the former children’s commissioner, has told the Covid inquiry.
20% increase in ‘draconian’ Deprivation of Liberty orders over the last 12 months
30th September 2025
Deprivation of Liberty orders vastly outnumber applications to place children in registered secure accommodation as a severe shortage of secure children’s homes bites say The
