Children in England with a plan for adoption are spending longer in the care system before being adopted, according to new government statistics released today. The Department for Education data reveals that these children are spending as long in care as they did in 2015 - two years and three months. The time it takes for a child to be adopted in England has been increasing since 2019, when...
Almost half of UK have no idea that well-known figures including Barack Obama, Mo Farah, Oprah Winfrey, Eric Clapton and Davina McCall were raised by people other than their parents
Miss Honey from Roald Dahl’s Matilda has been named the nation’s favourite ‘other mother’ in a new survey by national charity Kinship.
Matilda is just one of many much-loved fictional heroes and heroines...
Families for Children is a local charity and voluntary adoption agency, who support vulnerable children touched by the care system, many of whom have waited the longest in care and have suffered early life trauma, such as abuse and/or neglect. The charity is delighted to be in the running to win a share of a £1million Persimmon Homes Building Futures fund aimed at supporting under-18s across...
