Children who return home from care: improving practice

Research and analysis

Research on how local authorities support children who return home from care and their families.

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This research looks into the work local authorities do to support children who return home from care.

It examines how local authorities:

decide that a child is ready to come home from care
plan the child鈥檚 transition from care
support children who return from care and their families
monitor the children who have returned home from care
train and supervise staff in charge of supporting children who return home from care

The National Children鈥檚 Bureau and the Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University carried out this research.

Published 17 December 2015

Last updated 21 December 2015 show all updates

21 December 2015
Added document 'Children who return home from care: notes and materials' to the page.
17 December 2015
First published.