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Ofsted has moved its safeguarding data which includes allegations of abuse made by children and others against foster ca...
21/08/2024

Ofsted has moved its safeguarding data which includes allegations of abuse made by children and others against foster carers from the main page of their fostering reports, which the monitoring body produces for the government, amid a sharp rise in complaints by children. The reports look at the state of fostering in England, including fostering trends in the sector. The safeguarding data has since been moved to an annex, which is not immediately accessible, and placed in a file type called Open Document Format (ODF) which are notoriously difficult to open....

Ofsted has moved its safeguarding data which includes allegations of abuse made by children and others against foster carers from the main page of their fostering reports, which the monitoring body…

An autistic mother and daughter in England are suing Birmingham City Council for separating them for more than 20 months...
07/08/2024

An autistic mother and daughter in England are suing Birmingham City Council for separating them for more than 20 months during child protection proceedings, claiming the removal was negligent and in breach of their human right to family life. The story was written for Byline Times and can be read for free here.

An autistic mother and daughter in England are suing Birmingham City Council for separating them for more than 20 months during child protection proceedings, claiming the removal was negligent and …

An online conference hosted by Moses Farrow in July will look at violence against children within adoption placements. T...
29/06/2024

An online conference hosted by Moses Farrow in July will look at violence against children within adoption placements. The Town Hall, which is open to the public and free to attend, has been organised by Farrow, who is also the the founder of The Society of Messengers for Adoption Truth. Farrow was adopted from South Korea when he was two-years-old and now campaigns to highlight the lesser known effects of adoption on children, in childhood and as adults....

An online conference hosted by Moses Farrow in July will look at violence against children within adoption placements. The Town Hall, which is open to the public and free to attend, has been organi…

A survey launched on 7th May hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wale...
27/06/2024

A survey launched on 7th May hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wales who have experienced care orders, and involuntary adoptions which are sometimes referred to as non-consensual or forced adoptions. Research estimates that around 90% of all adoptions in Britain are involuntary, meaning that they are contested by birth families during the care proceedings process....

A survey launched on 7th May hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wales who have experienced care orders, and involuntary adoptions which are somet…

A new survey launched on 7th May hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and ...
04/06/2024

A new survey launched on 7th May hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wales who have experienced care orders, and involuntary adoptions which are sometimes referred to as non-consensual or forced adoptions. Research estimates that around 90% of all adoptions in Britain are involuntary, meaning that they are contested by birth families during the care proceedings process....

A new survey launched on 7th May hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wales who have experienced care orders, and involuntary adoptions which are s…

A free online conference offering experience-informed ways to advocate for adopted children is taking place this Wednesd...
27/05/2024

A free online conference offering experience-informed ways to advocate for adopted children is taking place this Wednesday. It has been organised by Simon Benn, the founder of Thriving Adoptees, a project which helps adoptees negatively impacted by their adoptions to heal. Ben’s website offers some background about his own personal experience of adoption: “I was adopted at 5 weeks old and so young I don’t ever remember not knowing....

A free online conference offering experience-informed ways to advocate for adopted children is taking place this Wednesday. It has been organised by Simon Benn, the founder of Thriving Adoptees, a …

These are the latest child welfare stories that should be right on your radar: Michael Gray and Shirley Gray plead guilt...
15/05/2024

These are the latest child welfare stories that should be right on your radar: Michael Gray and Shirley Gray plead guilty to abusing and murdering their adopted and biological children Former gymnastics coach charged with child s*xual abuse What to know about the Miss Hall’s School teacher s*x abuse allegations

These are the latest child welfare stories that should be right on your radar: Michael Gray and Shirley Gray plead guilty to abusing and murdering their adopted and biological children Former gymna…

Our image of the month is by Paul Brian Tovey, an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents physically, psychologically and s...
15/05/2024

Our image of the month is by Paul Brian Tovey, an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents physically, psychologically and s*xually abused him in childhood. Paul's work describes the effect his maltreatment has had on his mental and physical health, as a child and as an adult. Paul also campaigns for adoptees to have the legal right to revert back to their birth identities, which many adoptees say is essential to their ability to heal from the impact of their adoption....

Our image of the month is by Paul Brian Tovey, an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents physically, psychologically and s*xually abused him in childhood. Paul’s work describes the effect his m…

A new survey launched today hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wales...
07/05/2024

A new survey launched today hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wales who have experienced care orders, and involuntary adoptions which are sometimes referred to as non-consensual or forced adoptions. Research estimates that around 90% of all adoptions in Britain are involuntary, meaning that they are contested by birth families during the care proceedings process....

A new survey launched today hopes to gather insights on the experiences of mothers and other carers in England and Wales who have experienced care orders, and involuntary adoptions which are someti…

A free online conference offering experience-informed ways to advocate for adopted children has been organised by Simon ...
06/05/2024

A free online conference offering experience-informed ways to advocate for adopted children has been organised by Simon Benn, the founder of Thriving Adoptees, a project which helps adoptees negatively impacted by their adoptions to heal. Ben's website offers some background about his own personal experience of adoption: "I was adopted at 5 weeks old and so young I don't ever remember not knowing....

A free online conference offering experience-informed ways to advocate for adopted children has been organised by Simon Benn, the founder of Thriving Adoptees, a project which helps adoptees negati…

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Jail for s*x offender Daryll Sturgess who w...
16/04/2024

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Jail for s*x offender Daryll Sturgess who was given access to child’s data by law firm’s error Concerns over violence and threatening behaviour sees robing pilot introduced for judges in Central Family Court Government launches new offence for deepfake production and sharing

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Jail for s*x offender Daryll Sturgess who was given access to child’s data by law firm’s error Concerns over violence an…

This post is a reproduction of the press release from the Education Committee's web page: MPs on the Education Committee...
15/04/2024

This post is a reproduction of the press release from the Education Committee's web page: MPs on the Education Committee want to hear from people with lived experience of social services as part of their investigation into how the Government could improve children’s social care. Find the survey online here Education Committee The cross-party Committee today (11 April) launches a survey that asks care leavers of all ages about the help they received whilst in care and the types of accommodation they lived in, such as foster care, kinship, residential or adoption....

This post is a reproduction of the press release from the Education Committee’s web page: MPs on the Education Committee want to hear from people with lived experience of social services as p…

An online conference hosted by Moses Farrow this weekend and open to the public, is inviting all those affected by or in...
11/04/2024

An online conference hosted by Moses Farrow this weekend and open to the public, is inviting all those affected by or interested in care experiences, to take part in a conversation about how to protect fostered and adopted children from being maltreated and killed by their carers. While the number of children affected by this kind of violence remains unclear, largely due to a lack of research in this area, cases where children have been abused and killed by their adoptive parents and foster carers are increasingly reported on my media outlets around the world....

An online conference hosted by Moses Farrow this weekend and open to the public, is inviting all those affected by or interested in care experiences, to take part in a conversation about how to pro…

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Inquest into death of mum after baby put in...
04/04/2024

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Inquest into death of mum after baby put into foster care 'Disabled' children cropped out, banned and airbrushed from school photos Family lawyers join forces to support neurodivergent community Hat tip to Social Researcher and PhD student "Aleaiactaest102" on X for the first item. Photo by Mateus Henrique on Pexels.com

http://researchingreform.net/2024/04/04/the-latest-139/

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Inquest into death of mum after baby put into foster care ‘Disabled’ children cropped out, banned and airbru…

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Over 100,000 children trapped in family cou...
03/04/2024

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Over 100,000 children trapped in family courts Belgium's forced adoption scandal: Victims on lifelong quest for truth One in six school-aged children experiences cyberbullying, finds new WHO study

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Over 100,000 children trapped in family courts Belgium’s forced adoption scandal: Victims on lifelong quest for tr…

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Parental alienation expert sanctioned in UK...
02/04/2024

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Parental alienation expert sanctioned in UK now advising family courts Parents create support group to help others facing child contact cases (This service has not been vetted by Researching Reform) Family Court Fees to Rise

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Parental alienation expert sanctioned in UK now advising family courts Parents create support group to help others facin…

Our image of the month is by RR’s Artist in Residence, Paul Brian Tovey. Paul is an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents...
01/04/2024

Our image of the month is by RR’s Artist in Residence, Paul Brian Tovey. Paul is an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents physically, psychologically and s*xually abused him in childhood. His work describes the impact of his maltreatment on his mental and physical health, as a child and as an adult. Paul also campaigns for adoptees to have the legal right to revert back to their birth identities, which many adoptees say is essential to their ability to heal from the impact of their adoption....

Our image of the month is by RR’s Artist in Residence, Paul Brian Tovey. Paul is an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents physically, psychologically and s*xually abused him in childhood. His work d…

Adoption applications rose by 15 percent from October to December 2023, while the number of adoption orders granted drop...
29/03/2024

Adoption applications rose by 15 percent from October to December 2023, while the number of adoption orders granted dropped 2 percent, according to Ministry of Justice figures published on 28th March, 2024. However, the overall number of adoption applications and orders increased for the year, with 4,279 applications and 4,166 orders for adoption in 2023, an increase of 8% and 4% respectively from 2022....

Adoption applications rose by 15 percent from October to December 2023, while the number of adoption orders granted dropped 2 percent, according to Ministry of Justice figures published on 28th Mar…

Two child protection cases in England and one in the US have been published recently and are important because of the co...
28/03/2024

Two child protection cases in England and one in the US have been published recently and are important because of the concerns they raise about the way child protection cases are dealt with by both family court systems. This case involving Nottinghamshire County Council is in part about a social worker acting as a foster carer and Special Guardian found guilty of badly injuring a child in his care or at the very least failing to protect them knowing they were at risk, being considered for unsupervised contact....

Two child protection cases in England and one in the US have been published recently and are important because of the concerns they raise about the way child protection cases are dealt with by both…

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Scottish women who were forced to give thei...
27/03/2024

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Scottish women who were forced to give their babies up for adoption have made an urgent plea for help finding out what happened to their children. Victims of forced adoption seek redress Judge Louise McCabe Appointed Designated Family Judge for Northampton Legal, psychological, and academic experts unite to support mental health in family law MP seeks ban on domestic abusers seeing their children Photo by Mateus Henrique on Pexels.com

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These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Scottish women who were forced to give their babies up for adoption have made an urgent plea for help finding out what h…

A research paper which will be published later this year has coined a new term to characterise the ways in which adoptee...
26/03/2024

A research paper which will be published later this year has coined a new term to characterise the ways in which adoptees are marginalised. Dr. Michele Merritt, an associate professor of philosophy at Arkansas State University who is also an adoptee, coined the phrase "adoptism" in her research paper titled, "Be Grateful or Be Quiet: Confronting the Epistemic Harms of Adoptism" which will be published in the online journal Feminist Philosophy Quarterly....

A research paper which will be published later this year has coined a new term to characterise the ways in which adoptees are marginalised. Dr. Michele Merritt, an associate professor of philosophy…

Welcome to another week. A researcher has said that the UK government is responsible for forced adoptions which took pla...
25/03/2024

Welcome to another week. A researcher has said that the UK government is responsible for forced adoptions which took place in England and Wales from the 1950s to the 1970s in an article he wrote for online magazine The Conversation. The Conversation features articles from academics around the world which touch on current affairs and the researchers' own areas of study....

Welcome to another week. A researcher has said that the UK government is responsible for forced adoptions which took place in England and Wales from the 1950s to the 1970s in an article he wrote fo…

A research paper published in March 2024 has documented the experiences of families who have come into contact with chil...
22/03/2024

A research paper published in March 2024 has documented the experiences of families who have come into contact with child welfare service CAFCASS and their perceptions of the organisation. The research was produced from the findings of a survey which ran from 7th July 2020 until 6th July 2023, and gathered 511 responses made up of 426 females, 80 makes and 5 individuals who did not wish to state their gender....

A research paper published in March 2024 has documented the experiences of families who have come into contact with child welfare service CAFCASS and their perceptions of the organisation. The rese…

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published the latest round of complaints sent in by parents and carer...
21/03/2024

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published the latest round of complaints sent in by parents and carers to the body, and whether or not they upheld those complaints. This week’s published complaints feature growing concerns about unwarranted child welfare investigations and serious allegations of false information shared with bodies such as hospitals, by councils. There was also a spike in complaints about council recommendations which were enacted in court orders (and which the ombudsman cannot consider) and an ongoing rise in the number of complaints about Education, Health and Care plan provision....

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published the latest round of complaints sent in by parents and carers to the body, and whether or not they upheld those complaints. This week’s p…

These are the child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Raw Gods - a short film about children in care bei...
19/03/2024

These are the child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Raw Gods - a short film about children in care being placed far from home Parents with learning disabilities: the concept of ‘substituted parenting’ and its use in the family court context (the research paper) Mother says judges must ban abusive fathers from seeing their children

These are the child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Raw Gods – a short film about children in care being placed far from home Parents with learning disabilities: the concept…

Two family judges have been confirmed to take over the role of presiding judge in London, and the Northern Circuit which...
13/03/2024

Two family judges have been confirmed to take over the role of presiding judge in London, and the Northern Circuit which includes Cheshire, Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston. Mr Justice Alistair MacDonald, who is the new presiding judge for London, specialised in child rights during his practice as a barrister. As a judge he is known for hearing cases involving children and adults on life support, and tends to make judgments which orders the withdrawal of that medical assistance....

Two family judges have been confirmed to take over the role of presiding judge in London, and the Northern Circuit which includes Cheshire, Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston. Mr Justice Alistair M…

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: New protocol issued on information sharing ...
06/03/2024

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: New protocol issued on information sharing between family and criminal agencies and jurisdictions Councils complain about timescales and funding for implementation of Awaab’s Law Family Law Newsletter - roundup of the latest developments from Spire Chambers barristers

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: New protocol issued on information sharing between family and criminal agencies and jurisdictions Councils complain abou…

Welcome to another week. These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Ministry of Justic...
04/03/2024

Welcome to another week. These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Ministry of Justice aims to digitise ‘large percentage of adoption applications’ (UK) ‘Forced to Give Birth, Forced to Relinquish, Ordered to Forget’ (US) During the Pinochet dictatorship 55 Chilean children were taken from their mothers and sold in Italy (Europe)

Welcome to another week. These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Ministry of Justice aims to digitise ‘large percentage of adoption applications’ (UK) ‘Forced t…

Our image of the month is by RR’s Artist in Residence, Paul Brian Tovey. Paul is an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents...
01/03/2024

Our image of the month is by RR’s Artist in Residence, Paul Brian Tovey. Paul is an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents physically, psychologically and s*xually abused him in childhood. His work expresses the effects of his maltreatment on his mental and physical health, as a child and as an adult. Paul campaigns for adoptees to have the legal right to revert back to their birth identities, which many adoptees say is essential to their ability to heal from the impact of their adoptions....

Our image of the month is by RR’s Artist in Residence, Paul Brian Tovey. Paul is an adult adoptee whose adoptive parents physically, psychologically and s*xually abused him in childhood. His work e…

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Judgment: High Court judge provides guidanc...
01/03/2024

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Judgment: High Court judge provides guidance on applications for psychological assessments in care proceedings Study: Pre-court social worker-guardian meetings have potential to improve care proceedings, finds study Guide: Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears (UK)

These are the latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar: Judgment: High Court judge provides guidance on applications for psychological assessments in care proceedings Study: Pr…

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