Young people are more likely to perform worse at school and be involved in crime due to “austerity-induced” youth club ...

Organisations supporting children and young people are among hundreds of recipients recognised by King Charles for their ...

Prison inspectors have raised concerns about a doubling in the proportion of children in young offender institutions (YOI) ...

The number of children in the care of local authorities has declined for the first time in 16 years, government figures show.

Leaders of the National Citizen Service (NCS), David Cameron’s flagship youth offer, have said they are “sad and disappointed ...

Nurseries are facing closure or having to increase fees for families amid rises in employer national insurance contributions ...

One in three children in residential or semi-independent homes are being placed more than 20 miles from their local area and ...

A government pledge to use its new National Youth Strategy to rebuild local authority services has been welcomed by youth ...

Legal firms are backing a charity’s call for an urgent review of the use of hair strand testing in decisions about the care ...

The first details of a £185 million National Youth Strategy, which includes the winding down of the National Citizen Service ...

A very welcome recent report on adoption practice from a group set up by the most senior judge in the family court, says ...

Susannah Hancock is to undertake an independent review into the placement of girls in the children and young people’s secure ...