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This report explores the needs, experiences and outcomes of young people (aged 12 to 25) growing up in adoptive and special guardianship families.
Findings from surveys of people who applied to and people who completed cohort 7 of the step up to social work programme.
This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children who are at risk of, or who have been victims of, domestic abuse.
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Baroness Casey's audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse ('grooming gangs').
Report to the Minister of State for Children and Families by Children’s Services Commissioner, Nigel Richardson CBE.
A research protocol document for testing systemic family therapy approaches to improve outcomes for families through trained keyworkers.
Service providers' reflections on the implementation and impact of the family network pilot.
Explores the first stage of Regional Care Cooperative (RCC) rollout in the 2 pathfinder areas to understand early implementation.
Information about the ownership of children’s social care in England as at 31 March 2025.
This publication presents information on the number of children on the child protection register at the end of each quarter.
Annual statistics on children in need in England, including referrals to and assessments completed by children’s social care services.
Children’s social care statistics for Northern Ireland presents figures, collected from each of the five health and social care trusts, for children in need at 31 March and year ending 31 March.
Children and young people share their experiences of living in social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools, residential special schools, and living with foster carers.
Evaluation findings from year 1 of the family finding and befriending and mentoring programme.
Report exploring the stability of permanence arrangements, factors that predict disruption and what happened after children returned to care.
Explores how systems of support may protect young people from, or expose them to, involvement in serious youth violence.
Report on looked-after children and young people with multiple needs who are at risk of, or subject to, a deprivation of liberty.
Report providing an overview of the methodology for data analysis strand and an outline of the core sample of children and young people.
Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local authority children’s services in England.
Reports exploring how to reduce social workers’ workload.
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