This report exposes the severe harm temporary accommodation inflicts on children’s health, education, and wellbeing, with over 160,000 affected across England and rising numbers in London, particularly Southwark. It calls for urgent reforms—including stronger accountability, better inter-agency coordination, and dedicated support roles—to protect children’s rights and prevent lasting damage.

This article explores how a new initiative launched in July 2025 in Plymouth, U.K. aims to transition children in residential care into nurturing family-based environments like foster or kinship care.

Children's Homes Association warns 'inexperienced providers' have driven a 15% rise in number of registered homes from 2024-25 and that children are being placed in residential care inappropriately due to fostering shortage.

This report makes a series of recommendations on issues affecting all types of care, including foster care, adoption, kinship care, children’s homes, and support for disabled children in the UK.

The UK Government has announced the roll out of up to 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs in England to provide greater integrated support for families with children under five, including help with housing issues, early development, wellbeing and at

Parents across the UK will benefit from greater support to make family life easier on their doorstep, as the government rolls out ‘Best Start Family Hubs’ across every local authority – relieving pressure on parents and giving half a million more

As they walked through arrivals at Manchester Airport, a couple seemed to be behaving oddly towards their baby. Something did not sit right with Border Force officers.

Global Fund for Children is looking for a Senior Manager to join our global Marketing and Communications Team on a short-term contract, covering the maternity leave of the current post holder. The contract period is 24th February - 11th July 2025 (20 weeks)

This study, conducted in the UK, aimed to better understand the experiences of foster carers who are caring for children who have experienced trauma and loss.

CoramBAAF is excited to publish the new Adoption Support Plan (ASP) England. The Adoption Support Plan and accompanying guidance for social workers, IROs and adopters has been developed by CoramBAAF building on work completed by Adoption England and feedback gained through a pilot of the form by 5 RAAs during 2024 and consultations with Adoption UK and relevant CoramBAAF forums. The form is compliant with relevant law, regulations and statutory guidance. It is designed to be used at key stages of the adoption process - during matching; when reviewing the placement prior to the adoption order being made and as a basis for future adoption assessments post order.  It should be used alongside the Adoption Placement Report (APR) England 2025 which has been amended for this purpose.