Latest news
| 07/02/2012 |
Disastrous replacement for Education Maintenance Allowance failing poorest studentsNew Barnardo’s research out today reveals that the Government’s new Bursary Fund is failing to adequately support disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds to cover the everyday costs of studying or training. |
| 17/01/2012 |
Little is happening to protect child sex victimsLittle is happening to protect victims of child sexual exploitation in many communities around the country and in some areas budget cuts are leading to the issue being downgraded. |
| 09/01/2012 |
Barnardo’s reveals desperate need of older children in careNew statistics out today to mark the start of Barnardo’s Fostering and Adoption Week suggest that urgent attention needs to be paid to the care of older vulnerable children. |
| 15/12/2011 |
What does this mean for ‘troubled families’?PM David Cameron is outlining plans to help ‘troubled families’ promising to turn around the lives of 120,000 families by 2015 |
| 13/12/2011 |
Child poverty: a scandal that must be urgently addressedRt Hon Alan Milburn gave his first keynote speech on child poverty this morning in his capacity as the government’s independent reviewer on social mobility and child poverty. |
| 23/11/2011 |
Launch of child sexual exploitation action planFollowing Barnardo’s Cut them free campaign, the Government has today announced details of their national action plan to tackle child sexual exploitation in England. Thanks to everyone who has signed our online petition calling for action to deal with this abuse. |
| 21/11/2011 |
Action plan imminent as a result of our campaigningBarnardo’s “Cut them free” campaign, which began in January this year, set out to urge Government to do more about the often hidden abuse of child sexual exploitation. |
| 14/11/2011 |
Unemployed teens ignored at great costA new report from the UK's leading children's charity Barnardo's reveals the most disadvantaged unemployed 16 and 17 year olds are being ignored, with each young person costing public authorities an average of £56,000 over their lifetime. [1] |