Children’s residential care is failing the most vulnerable children
There were 8,000 children living in children’s homes who experienced three different homes within one year, according to a report by the children’s commissioner for England today.
Anne Longfield has published three reports demonstrating how the children’s residential social care system is broken and is failing many of the most vulnerable children, in particular those who [...]
Children’s commissioner sets out plans for care leavers
Central Government must step up and be a more ambitious parent for care leavers, the children’s commissioner for England has said.
Anne Longfield highlighted that care leavers often lack their own family support networks, and have to deal with managing bills, getting a first job and moving into their own home without the safety net or [...]
WillisPalmer’s Children’s Charter – One Term In
WillisPalmer launched our Children’s Charter back in August calling for a range of measures aimed at supporting vulnerable children as they returned to school following six months out of education.
Most children missed six months’ worth of education, but in addition to that, they spent half a year away from the watchful eye of teaching staff [...]
Government should be shocked into action over rise in mental ill health among young people
The government should be shocked into immediate action to tackle a growing epidemic of mental health problems in children and young people, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
Anne Longfield’s warnings come as NHS figures show that the proportion of children experiencing a probable mental disorder has increased over the past three years, from one [...]
COVID-19 has exacerbated inequalities for vulnerable children
The children’s commissioner for England has urged a comprehensive recovery package for children to help them following their experiences of the last six months and the ongoing crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic.
In a report, Anne Longfield warns that for many of the most vulnerable children in England, the disruption of the last six months has [...]
Ban under 18s in care from placements in bedsits, hostels and caravans
The government is being urged to change the law to prevent local authorities placing under-18s in care in unregulated accommodation including bedsits, hostels and caravans.
The children’s commissioner for England wants to see all children in care who need a residential placement housed in accommodation regulated under the same standards as children’s homes.
Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner [...]
