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Overcoming the barriers to contact between siblings separated by the care system

Community Care

This may be due to older siblings already having been adopted or even being deemed too old to be adopted and therefore remaining in long-term foster care. A report from the Children’s Commissioner for England last year found that 37% of children in care had been separated from at least one sibling in their initial placement.

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‘Excellent direct work’ sees council improve to ‘good’

Community Care

“Excellent” and “culturally sensitive” direct work by social workers has helped their council improve to ‘good’ in its latest Ofsted inspection. Inspectors praised the quality of direct work with both children in need of help and protection and those in care. High number of less-experienced social workers.