Research and analysis

Children who return home from care: improving practice

Research on how local authorities support children who return home from care and their families.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 17 December 2015
• Last updated: 21 December 2015 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Improving practice in respect of children who return home from care

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-549-6, DFE-RR498

PDF, 1.69 MB, 78 pages

Children who return home from care: appendix 2 - rapid literature review

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-550-2, DFE-RR498a

PDF, 250 KB, 14 pages

Children who return home from care: appendices 3 and 4

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-551-9, DFE-RR498b

PDF, 669 KB, 57 pages

Children who return home from care: evaluation report on the learning set programme

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-552-6, DFE-RR498c

PDF, 1.88 MB, 51 pages

Children who return home from care: notes and materials

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-554-0, DFE-RR498d

PDF, 1010 KB, 36 pages

Details

This research looks into the work local authorities do to support children who return home from care.

It examines how local authorities:

• decide that a child is ready to come home from care
• plan the child’s transition from care
• support children who return from care and their families
• monitor the children who have returned home from care
• train and supervise staff in charge of supporting children who return home from care

The National Children’s Bureau and the Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University carried out this research.

Published 17 December 2015
Last updated 21 December 2015 + show all updates

1. 21 December 2015

   Added document 'Children who return home from care: notes and materials' to the page.

2. 17 December 2015

   First published.