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ADCS comments on launch of government’s national foster carer recruitment campaign.
Brett Dixon becomes 182nd President of the Law Society.
Children’s Commissioner publishes ‘The Childhood Lottery: The hardest places to grow up in England’.
Webinar: Launch of new guidance on Short Notice Applications in Public Law Family Cases. 4th November 2026.
Kinship say relatives are given just minutes to keep children out of care, then left without support
NSPCC and MPs highlight need for action against Big tech companies
Councils highlight shortage of accommodation for Domestic Abuse victims
LGA say costs of supporting children in care is rising by £1 billion a year
ADCS comments on launch of government’s national foster carer recruitment campaign.
Brett Dixon becomes 182nd President of the Law Society.
Children’s Commissioner publishes ‘The Childhood Lottery: The hardest places to grow up in England’.
Webinar: Launch of new guidance on Short Notice Applications in Public Law Family Cases. 4th November 2026.
Kinship say relatives are given just minutes to keep children out of care, then left without support
NSPCC and MPs highlight need for action against Big tech companies
Councils highlight shortage of accommodation for Domestic Abuse victims
LGA say costs of supporting children in care is rising by £1 billion a year

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News1 December 2025

Largest 20 owners account for quarter of all children’s homes

On 27 November 2025, OFSTED published new data, ‘ownership of children’s social care providers in England 2025’. OFTSED state their main findings as: “The 20 largest owners accounted for 25% of all children’s homes 6 owners of independent fostering agencies (IFAs) were ranked…

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ADCS comments on launch of government’s national foster carer recruitment campaign.
Brett Dixon becomes 182nd President of the Law Society.
Children’s Commissioner publishes ‘The Childhood Lottery: The hardest places to grow up in England’.
Webinar: Launch of new guidance on Short Notice Applications in Public Law Family Cases. 4th November 2026.
Kinship say relatives are given just minutes to keep children out of care, then left without support
NSPCC and MPs highlight need for action against Big tech companies