COVID-19 plunges kinship families into financial hardship
The COVID-19 pandemic is putting immense pressure on already vulnerable kinship care families, the Family Rights Group has warned.
Many kinship carers are older and are more likely to be suffering from chronic health conditions or special needs than the wider population, while the children they are caring for have often suffered tragedy or trauma.
Catherine [...]
WillisPalmer to provide PPE for all contracted professionals
WillisPalmer is delighted to announce that we are set to provide free Personal Protective Equipment for all our contracted professionals.
WillisPalmer has long been raising concerns about the impact of lockdown on vulnerable children, fearing lockdown measures could be more detrimental to vulnerable children than the virus itself.
With a massive hike [...]
Zoom Ready? Or not....
Zoom is fantastic, don't get me wrong. But have you ever woken up like this? Only for your boss to say: "Zoom in 10?"
Oh yes please....
Zoom ready, right?So I've had three kids to get ready and sort out breakfast for, I've worked two hours before they woke up, I'm getting to me, [...]
Bank Holiday Fun – in lockdown!
It’s the Bank Holiday weekend with the early May Bank Holiday being moved from the first Monday of the month to Friday May 8 to coincide with Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, which marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
Prime minister Boris Johnson is set to [...]
Labour party leader calls for secondary legislation on children in care to be annulled
The leader of the Labour Party has called for the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 to be annulled.
Keir Starmer has tabled an early day motion urging the secondary legislation, which came into force on 24 April in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to be abolished.
The government published a statutory [...]
WillisPalmer's Child Abuse Litigation Service extends into Scotland
By Philip King
Once again, my very best wishes to readers in these very difficult and uncertain times. At times like this, it is important to remember all of the vulnerable children and adults who are living in situations where lockdown has unintentionally intensified their vulnerability and exposure to a range of abuse. Consequently, [...]
