The Law Commission consultation paper on disabled children’s social care legislation creates a welcome opportunity to address some of the longstanding barriers to disabled children and their families ...

Care leavers should not have to pay council tax or for health costs such as prescriptions, dental treatment and eye tests, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Better access to youth services is needed to help young people cut their reliance on phones, a study has found.

The Law Commission consultation paper on disabled children’s social care legislation creates a welcome opportunity to address some of the longstanding barriers to disabled children and their families ...

Better access to youth services is needed to help young people cut their reliance on phones, a study has found. It shows that a quarter of 11–18-year-olds spend most of their free time on their ...

Today (4 November) marks the start o Week, the annual celebration of the incredible difference that youth workers make to thousands of young people every day.

Following National Care Leavers Week, I have been reflecting on the role of local authorities as corporate parents in ...

Schools are not just centres for learning but unique spaces that support children to evolve as people and grow into happy, healthy adults.

The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling on ministers to introduce national guidelines on how local authorities deliver child in needs plans.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to “look at” lowering the age at which a person can be classed as a victim of ...