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On 28 April, CoramBAAF hosted a panel discussion about the future of care. This felt like a timely opportunity to debate how the “care system” operates for our children as we expect the review of children’s social care will be published soon.
The President of the Family Division has handed down judgement in the latest, and final, instalment of the Somerset case.
The Competition and Markets Authority have released a report that highlights significant areas of concern within privately owned fostering agencies and providers. Some are not consistently meeting the holistic needs of a child/young person and
high fees hamstring efforts by local authorities to implement the recommendations made.
As the crisis in Ukraine escalates, more people are wondering how they can help families fleeing the country.
This guidance forms key part of supporting much need changes to support families affected by FASD that CoramBAAF and its members have called for.
On Tuesday 8 February, CoramBAAF hosted a webinar on ‘The National Adoption Strategy – Why, Where and When’ for members and partners from across the adoption sector. Read the overview or watch the webinar in full.
Linked cases to the Somerset judgement have been delayed by the discovery that the issues are common in several local authorities and it is not yet clear how many children may be affected. While the President of the Family Division considers how they can be dealt with, the following recommendations have been made.
The recent Somerset legal case continues to trouble local authorities across England. In Somerset County Council v NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group & Anor [2021] EWHC 3004(Fam), the court was told that the issues in the case were not confined to Somerset County Council, and this seems to be being borne out by a high level of queries being received on the CoramBAAF Advice Line.
CoramBAAF submits eight ideas to the Care Review's Call for Ideas.
On 24 November the High Court handed down a judgement in Somerset County Council v NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group & Anor [2021] EWHC 3004(Fam) dealing with the lawfulness of placement orders made in ten separate cases. The court found that the Agency Decision Maker (ADM) had not made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption in accordance with the Adoption Agencies Regulations (AAR) 2005.
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