News articles relating to our fostering support services that WillisPalmer operates nationwide through a diverse team of around 300 qualified social workers, all of whom have a minimum of seven years post-qualifying experience; 20 years on average.
Funding boost for care leavers
The government is funding £5 million in three projects to support care leavers into education, employment and training.
Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi announced up to £5 million for three new Social Impact Bond projects to support young people as they make the transition from care to independence.
Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi said: [...]
Regulation reforms may ‘breach social workers’ human rights’
The government’s proposals to reform the regulation of social work have been met with “deep concern” by Nagalro.
The Professional Association for Children's Guardians, Family Court Advisers and Independent Social Workers believes that the proposals do not comply with the requirements of the Human Rights Act.
Draft regulations, published by the Department for Education, suggests that social [...]
A third of children are unsure why they are in care
Younger children in care are often unsure as to their reasons for being there, according to a study.
The Our Lives, Our Care research by Coram Voice and the University of Bristol found that while most children and young people had an understanding of why they had been taken into care, a third of four [...]
Concerns raised over fostering stocktake’s recommendation
Grave concerns have been raised about the proposal in the recent fostering stocktake for local authorities to be able to scrap the role of Independent Reviewing Officers.
The fostering stocktake, published earlier this month, argued that there is little evidence to recommend the IRO role and local authorities should be allowed to dispense with the [...]
Special report: Fostering stocktake calls for register of foster carers
Special report: Fostering stocktake calls for register of foster carers
A national fostering stocktake has urged a national register of foster carers to be established.
The independent review, carried out by Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers, said there is ‘merit’ in developing a national register of foster carers to better match parents and [...]
BASW: ‘Happy ever after’ narrative of adoption is unhelpful
Adoption has been promoted as a risk free ‘happy ever after’ narrative, an enquiry into adoption by BASW has found.
Policy makers’ views on adoption were unhelpful and can lead to the silencing of adopted children, adoptive families and birth parents, the enquiry found.
BASW CEO Ruth Allen, said: “Adoption can be highly successful, providing children with [...]
