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news | 06/10/2021

Number of teenagers in care proceedings in England doubles in last decade

Tiegan, a 19-year-old adoptee

news | 09/09/2021

Tiegan: my contact story

Birth parents Amanda, Karla, Patricia and Sammy.

news | 09/09/2021

Conversations between birth parents about digitising letterbox contact

Close-up of laptop on crossed legs of girl.

news | 09/09/2021

Post-adoption contact: a peek through the letterbox

Illustration of children on a bar graph, representing disproportionate numbers of children from ethnic minority groups in care.

news | 07/09/2021

Why do we see disproportionate numbers of children from ethnic minority groups in care?

Map showing services available to support parents who have experienced recurrent care proceedings

news | 29/07/2021

Interactive map of services to support parents who experienced recurrent care proceedings

Woman's hands typing on laptop.

news | 23/07/2021

Professionals say remote hearings in the family court still need improvements to ensure fairness

Bouldering wood wall in playground.

news | 22/07/2021

Wales: Parents of children in care proceedings experience greater levels of health vulnerabilities, including mental health, substance use and injury related conditions

news | 10/06/2021

Nuffield FJO appoints new board members and an academic advisor

news | 10/06/2021

New rapid consultation into family justice recovery plans

Newborn baby feet

news | 03/06/2021

Four out of five mothers given less than a week’s formal notice that their newborn baby might be removed

Graph showing the number of looked-after children in England and Wales rising between 1998 and 2020.

news | 29/04/2021

Looked after children grown up: using census data to explore later life outcomes of children in care

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