Our Protected Characteristics Group met in the House of Lords today, with some fantastic speeches from young people that spoke in their councils to propose the motions. And the meeting also heard impact from Councils that have passed the motions. Unfortunately I missed this

Our Chair, @HelenHayes_, asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the support available for care leavers after the age of 18 during the Liaison Committee session. Watch his response 👇

Breaking News: Barrier to Social Housing Removed for Care Leavers. The government has lifted the “local connection” requirement for two key groups: •✅ Care leavers under 25 •✅ Domestic abuse survivors Read more here: gov.uk/government/new…

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will make it mandatory for local authorities to offer families the opportunity to come up with solutions for their children’s welfare. Find out how we can help your local authority to do it right. 👉 frg.org.uk/training-consu…

Behind every workplace health or safety measure is the wellbeing of someone's parent, partner or child. Prioritising health and safety helps protect your business, workers and families. Make it matter. Find the information you need at Work Right: workright.campaign.gov.uk/?utm_source=tw…

There are now 100 Community Diagnostic Centres OPEN for 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. We've extended the opening hours to make it easier for people to get tests, checks and scans. Here's @Chris_Kammy reporting from inside a CDC 🎧

I was recently contacted by a young man, Liam, who grew up in care. As a child, he made mistakes, was drawn into criminal gangs, and eventually went to prison. Years later, Liam completely turned his life around. He earned a degree in Criminal Psychology and applied to begin

We all need love & connection. But too often the care system breaks important relationships for children. Watch Claire Tyler speak up for children in care & the right to stay connected with brothers & sisters. Family Rights Group is proud to lead this work #BuildNotBreak

🆕Today the Govt made an announcement about the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF). It will continue into next year. 🔗 Read the statement: ow.ly/PGg250WRcb3 But concerns remain.

Congratulations to Josh MacAlister MP on his appointment as Minister for Children and Families. Josh has been a member of our APPG since it was re-established in this Parliament. Our Group looks forward to working with him in Government to deliver for kinship families.

.Bridget Phillipson Every child deserves a childhood free of poverty, filled with love and opportunities. Change cannot just be talked about by politicians; it needs to be felt by children and families. Every child deserves the right to support. #ChildrensPlan

Today our Chief Exec Cathy Ashley 🟣🇺🇦 met new Children's Minister Josh MacAlister MP to talk about how we can better support children and families across the country. With record numbers of children in care, often far from family and friends, we must do things differently.

Great to facilitate an excellent session of the APPG on Kinship Care yesterday. Thanks to MPs Munira Wilson 🇺🇦 Joe Robertson MP Bobby Dean MP 🔶 and all the organisations who gave evidence.

Our #BuildNotBreak event at #Lab25 will explore fixing the care system so all children have lasting, loving relationships. New Minister @joshmacalister will speak alongside care leavers Salma and AJ, @cathyashley Jo Casebourne and Cllr Marion Atkinson frg.org.uk/events/build-n…

The next Conservative government will take Britain out of the ECHR.

We have a plan to deport 150,000 illegal immigrants every year. This is how we will deliver stronger borders 👇

Across England and Wales this week, communities are celebrating the vital role of grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters, and family friends - who step up in extraordinary ways to keep children safely in their family. #KinshipCareWeek

It's Kinship Care Week! This week, and every week, we say thank you to the kinship carers who provide over 141,000 children in England and Wales with safe and stable homes. Yvette Stanley 🌈💙💜

At the recent EuSARF Conference, researchers Priya Tah and Teresa Williams shared insights from the Raised by Relatives project during the Kinship Symposium on international approaches to kinship foster care. 🔗 You can read the blog here: bit.ly/4nHmjcm

This #KinshipWeek, we’re celebrating kinship carers. Every child deserves a safe, loving home. Our Plan for Change is making it easier for carers & children to get the support they need: 🏠 Clear local guidance 📚 Better school support 🤝 Peer support groups 🎓 Carer training