Advert by social housing provider specifying ‘no care leavers’ apply highlights difficulties many young people leaving care face to find a home and why a local authority guarantor scheme is needed, experts say.
The Department for Education has launched a four-week consultation on new statutory guidance for the use of agency social workers by local authority children’s services.
The February edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest must-read articles for practitioners working with children, young people and families.
Local authority spending on private residential care placements for children has increased by almost a quarter over the last year, latest government figures show.