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10 asks for care leavers

29 October 2020

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Help at Hand spotlight: championing the rights of children in care under Covid-19

29 September 2020

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Ban the use of unregulated accommodation for under 18s in care

10 September 2020

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The IMO Podcast: an award nominated podcast featuring open and honest conversations with care leavers

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Lockdown experiences: young people in children’s homes

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#ThisIsFostering: care leavers share how they #definecare virtually during lockdown

Letters to the Permanent Secretaries for the DfE and MHCLG regarding COVID-19 and children in care

Responding to the DfE’s announcement on children in care living in unregulated accommodation

12 February 2020

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Thousands of children in care passed around the system like parcels and living miles away from family and friends

24 December 2019

Explosion in number of older children going into care over last five years is hitting stability of the system

New report suggests significant group of children are being denied advocacy despite having a statutory entitlement to it

Foster Care Fortnight 2019: Changing futures

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