This article presents findings from an exploratory in-depth qualitative research project with the objective of exploring the knowledge that social workers use to make decisions regarding permanency arrangements for Looked after Children.

This project aimed to identify factors that might explain the ‘attainment gap’ for Children in Need (CIN) and Children in Care (CIC) in England.

This report describes the experiences of Truth Project participants who were sexually abused in custodial institutions in the UK between the 1950s and 2010s.

This study explores the relationship between a key early intervention policy in England designed to support families with children up to the age of four and the rate at which children are taken into social care.

This article from the Lancet reflects on a recent report from the UK Government highlighting the gaps in the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse within the family environment.

This comment from the Lancet explores the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on children in temporary accommodation in the UK.

This guidance is for Chief Officers, professional leaders in children’s services and child protection committees, who should ensure it is taken account of within local partnerships.

This advice from Public Health England is to help adults with caring responsibilities look after the mental health and wellbeing of children or young people, including those with additional needs and disabilities, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

This article from BBC News shares the story of one family from Pakistan who came to the UK to seek medical treatment for one of their children, leaving their eldest son behind with his grandmother in Pakistan. The grandmother later became ill and placed the boy in an orphanage where he is now "stuck" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This guidance from the UK Department for Education and the Department for Public Health England answers some key questions regarding meeting the needs of vulnerable children during the COVID-19 crisis, including children in care and children with a child protection plan.