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<p> Foster carers are a vital part of the children's social care sector. In the UK in 2017, 65,148 children were living with around 55,000 foster families. The Fostering Network estimates that fostering services... </p>

<img alt="Inspectors hail &#39;innovative&#39; work with siblings of young offenders" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ce2788a7-34a0-47f5-a2ae-6b40c928d675/2/mentor1-320x198.jpg" /> <p> An inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation identified a number of "innovative" areas of work, with children and young people referred to the service found to be provided with an "impressive range" of... </p>

<img alt="School places shortage &#39;to affect half of councils within five years&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/f1a5ba2c-6354-43a7-a340-6b9badd65f6a/1/classroom-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Analysis carried out by the Local Government Association (LGA) found that there will not be enough secondary school places for children in nearly half of England's local authority areas by 2023/24. ... </p>

<img alt="Ofsted praises children&#39;s services in London bi-borough councils" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/53c6e5aa-8058-4016-8e6c-d5a23bc3e192/1/01c135ba055589f1751230a8abf591d2jpg-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The tri-borough arrangement between Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham councils was established in 2012 in response to tighter local government budgets. But the arrangement... </p>