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Information for local authorities on applying for funding for family finding, befriending and mentoring programmes for children in care and care leavers.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2021 to 2022.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a voluntary adoption agency.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2022 to 2023 children in need census.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2024 to 2025.
Find out how local authorities can set up a Google domain for care leavers and children with a social worker.
This prospectus looks at intensive interventions for looked-after children and those on the edge of care or custody and their families.
Guidance for schools that describes the experience of secondary schools that have worked well to support children in care.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2019 to 2020.
Guidance for local authorities who are aiming to develop or improve their local delegated authority policy.
Report highlighting best practice from local authorities, including increased support for care leavers over the coronavirus (COVID-19) period.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2022 to 2023.
Specifications of children in need census reports that local authorities can run in COLLECT.
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