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  Barnardo's urges government to 'be brave and bold for children'

  Ahead of this week’s Scottish Parliament Election, the country’s leading children’s charity has urged the next Scottish Government to make children and young people the number one priority and invest in Scotland’s future.

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  Policy, advocacy and participation

  4 May 2026
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  Barnardo’s Cymru team ‘delighted’ by positive inspection of fostering service

  Inspectors have praised Barnardo’s Cymru Fostering Service in a new report, praising the “consistent nurturing care and support” the charity provides.

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  Fostering

  30 April 2026

• Barnardo's response to Children's Wellbeing & Schools Act

  Lynn Perry said: “The Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Act is an important step forward for children and young people, especially those who rely on support from the care system."

  News 29 April 2026

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  What the Crime and Policing Act means for children’s safety online

  Zainab Hannan, our Policy Officer on Online Harms, explains what the Crime and Policing Act does to tackle pornography-related harms, why these changes matter for children, and what further action is needed to help make children safer online.

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  Online safety

  7 May 2026
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  Advice from the start line: How to enjoy your London Marathon race day

  If you’re running this year we want you to have the best experience possible, so we asked the amazing members of Team Barnardo’s who ran it last year for their advice on making the most of the day.

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  Fundraising

  26 March 2026
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  One month to go: Advice from London Marathon runners

  Last year Team Barnardo’s members ran the London Marathon to raise money to help us change childhoods and change lives across the UK, With one month to go till this year's marathon we’ve gone back to those finishers to ask them: what do you wish you’d known at this point last year?

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  Fundraising

  26 March 2026

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