The Department for Education has today (18 July) laid secondary legislation before Parliament which adds supported accommodation to the list of services which are (to be) regulated under the Care Standards Act 2000. It is due to come into force on 8 August 2022. The secondary legislation does not provide a description of supported accommodation, … Read more
In April 2022, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman published a decision about a council’s failings connected to payment of savings to two children who were previously in care. The complaint, made by a foster carer on behalf of two children she was looking after, was upheld. While the Ombudsman’s decision centred on the … Read more
Article 39 has submitted a request for an internal review to the Office of Children’s Commissioner, following its failure to answer a series of questions on the Family Review, which was announced in March 2022. In a freedom of information request in April, Article 39’s Director asked the Office of Children’s Commissioner to provide the … Read more