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Speaking following the second reading of the Adoption and Children Bill, Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the progress on the Bill. The Bill will modernise the legal framework for adoption in Northern Ireland and improve outcomes for children and families in need, children in care and those who have left care. The Minister said: “The […]
The Health Minister has announced further funding of £754,800 for foster carers bringing the total support provided to them to £1.39million since the start of pandemic. Foster carers provide care for children looked after by social services teams when they are unable to live with their parent/s. There are currently around 2,600 children and young […]
The Department of Health has published the ‘Children’s Social Care Statistics for Northern Ireland 2019/20’. Key Facts and Figures: Children in Need At 31 March 2020, 22,414 children in Northern Ireland were known to Social Services as a child in need; Some 33,885 children were referred to Social Services during 2019/20, the largest proportion of […]
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