Fifteen people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested after violent clashes outside a Merseyside hotel accommodating asylum seekers. A police officer and two members of the public suffered minor injuries during the disorder in Knowsley on Friday. A police van was set alight and missiles including lit fireworks were thrown at officers. Thirteen males […] The post Knowsley: Fifteen arrests over clash outside asylum seeker hotel appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

A foster carer who abused and spied on three vulnerable girls in his care has been jailed for almost 12 years. Paul Robertson, 64, of Coles Mill Avenue, Holsworthy, looked after many children who were sent to his home on respite placements in the early 2010s. Judge Anna Richardson said the emotional damage inflicted on […] The post Foster carer jailed for abusing teenagers in his care appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

Homes For Ukraine In February 2021, Mr Horner and his partner fostered a 15-year-old Afghan boy and last month he took in another 16-year-old Afghan boy who was a friend of the first child The government’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme will see people in the UK hosting refugees in their homes for a minimum of six months. […] The post Homes for Ukraine: The foster families who have taken in refugees appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

A couple who looked after more than 600 children have retired as foster carers after 56 years. Pauline and Roger Fitter said they would cherish memories of watching vulnerable children flourish at their home in Camelsdale, West Sussex. One girl, aged three, arrived “silent”, unwilling to make eye contact or be touched, Mrs Fitter, 81, […] The post West Sussex foster carers cared for more than 600 children appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

The Independent reported that children are still being sexually exploited by grooming gangs in all parts of England and Wales in the “most degrading and destructive ways”, a report has found. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said assumptions that abuse had fallen since high-profile cases in Rotherham and Rochdale were “flawed”. A report […] The post Local Authorities Failed Children – Grooming Gangs appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

Covid: Foster families speak of rewards amid pandemic drop in carers Foster families have spoken of the rewards of bringing children in need into their lives, as the Covid pandemic is blamed for a drop in carers. In Aberdeenshire the number of new foster families fell by more than half during 2020. And new figures […] The post Fostering – Drop in Applications appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

Three women who were groomed, raped and abused by gangs of men in Rochdale have received “substantial” damages and an apology from Greater Manchester Police. The women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, met Chief Constable Stephen Watson to be given the apology for police failings. Mr Watson said the force should have done […] The post Rochdale grooming: Abused women receive police damages appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

An evangelical Christian fostering agency has lost a court battle over its policy of refusing to allow gay parents to sign up as carers. The Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling stating Cornerstone (North East) Adoption and Fostering Service must change its recruitment policy. The Doncaster-based agency brought the case after Ofsted downgraded its […] The post Christian foster agency loses discrimination case appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

A 12-year-old boy raped a fellow nine-year-old pupil but was never prosecuted due to a botched investigation by the school, an inquiry has found. The abuse happened at Appletree Treatment Centre for vulnerable and abused children near Kendal, Cumbria, in 2006, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said. In 2007 the victim told […] The post Appletree Treatment Centre rape went unprosecuted appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more

Ofsted: Lack of foster carers mean children missing out on support Despite numbers of fostering households and foster carers in England being at their highest levels ever, these increases are not keeping up with demand in the sector, according to Ofsted’s annual fostering statistics. The number of foster carers in England has only increased by 4% […] The post Lack of UK Foster Carers appeared first on Foster Care News | Fostering Children Latest News UK ..read more