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Star of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Fatima Whitbread recalls memories of being in a children’s home as she opens up to her co-star. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12041659/Fatima-Whitbread-breaks-tears-recalls-living-childrens-home.html
A piece about a woman who questioned her sense of self after her parents lied to her about being adopted for most of her life. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/parents-adopted-donor-conceived-children_l_64511b3ee4b0a36ba6c39af5
Here’s your news from across the UK:
- Care Experienced children in England are continuing to miss out on school places because of faith-based admissions, the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) has said. https://humanists.uk/2023/05/02/vulnerable-children-denied-school-places-because-of-faith-admissions-regulator/
- An opinion piece about challenging stigma and making Care Experience a protected characteristic. https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/amend-equalities-act-social-care-needs-b1078483.html
- Professionals in London are being urged to welcome foster children into their homes in the same way they welcomed Ukrainian refugees. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/foster-care-londoners-children-newham-b1078566.html
- Foster carers are urging Falkirk Council to urgently improve the support they are given to improve conditions for the children in their care. https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/politics/council/falkirk-council-foster-carers-demand-more-support-to-deal-with-cost-of-living-crisis-4128468
- The Children’s Commissioner comments on the impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on children in a blog piece. https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/the-impact-of-the-illegal-migration-bill-on-children/
- A report presented to members of the Dumbarton housing and communities committee suggested that the overall increase is due to a rise in the number of missing person reports relating to children and looked after children which has risen from 93 to 184 year on year. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23498668.number-missing-children-west-dunbartonshire-almost-doubled/
- The First Minister has talked about ending free school meals as he suggested it might be better to target people in poverty in other ways. https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2023/05/yousaf-signals-end-to-universal-free-services/
- Nearly 1,000 callouts to secure children’s units https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/bomb-scares-among-nearly-1000-callouts-to-secure-childrens-units-4133548
Here’s your news from the rest of the world:
A bill in the US aims to tackle the limitations posed on mainly African American’s that prevent them from becoming kinship carers due to minor drug charges. https://richmondfreepress.com/news/2023/may/04/systemic-inequities-hinder-kinship-foster-care/
Jordan Neely a Care Experienced man is killed on the New York Subway. Content Warning: Homicide https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/03/new-york-subway-passenger-dies-chokehold
Five Colorado Families Recognized in Celebration of National Foster Care Month https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/five-colorado-families-recognized-in-celebration-of-national-foster-care-month-301818359.html
Pitt County celebrates National Foster Care Month https://www.witn.com/2023/05/08/pitt-county-celebrates-national-foster-care-month/
Care Experienced Children living with carers who haven’t got working with vulnerable people check https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-09/child-protection-workers-leaving-kids-with-carers-no-checks/102304240
Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Third Session, Elects New Chair and Bureau Members, Hears Solemn Declaration by Three New Committee Experts https://www.ohchr.org/en/news/2023/05/committee-rights-child-opens-ninety-third-session-elects-new-chair-and-bureau-members
