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Indicators suggest more children are not developing the social, emotional and communication skills they need to have the best start in life prompting policymakers to focus on boosting early years support

As the 2024 Children & Young People Now Awards open for entries, we shine a spotlight on councils who made last year's shortlist for excellent work with refugee children and families

The family court deals with some of the most sensitive cases involving vulnerable families, overseeing care proceedings, ensuring parents receive support and that decisions taken are in the best interests of children

The past five years saw a pandemic, Brexit fallout, the cost-of-living crisis and regular political upheaval. For children's services, there was progress and missed opportunities. Experts pick the key developments

A shortage of provision and a rise in vulnerable children has made social care placements harder to find and more expensive for councils and led to policymakers developing plans for regional commissioning

Digital technology has the potential to change the way children's services departments function, offering opportunities for more efficient working, but also concerns over the safe and ethical use of people's data

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes powers for local authorities to monitor home-schooling and measures to involve schools in welfare decisions but fails to remove reasonable chastisement defence

Leaders from two major youth organisations have different interpretations on whether funding for the proposed National Youth Strategy will be sufficient to offset losses from the YIF and NCS schemes ending

The government's new policy paper sets out measures to rebalance children's social care towards early help through boosting family support, curtailing profiteering and creating new provision that better meets needs