NAIRO
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National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers. Improving outcomes for looked after children. #IRO #notjust4iros #childrenincare
Bad news...good news. Carolyne Willow from Article 39 is no longer able to chair the event. June Thoburn is stepping up and will chair the day.
NAIRO 11th Annual Conference 22 may • 09:30 - 16:00 LIFT Islington 45 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PW Details in link.... eventbrite.co.uk/e/nairo-11th-a… @NIROMP2 @A4CinCare @CommunityCare @ADCStweets @BASW_UK
Free. 17 July. @gardencourtlaw gardencourtchambers.co.uk/event/free-hyb…
The Black Care Experience Charter theblackcareexperience.co.uk/theblackcareex…
Care experienced social worker @RebekahPierre92 discusses the instability of her time in care, not being believed by practitioners and what she wished they had done differently communitycare.co.uk/2025/03/27/my-…
Delighted that the Education Committee listed to the evidence from young people supported by Barnardo’s and have joined our calls for a #NationalCareOffer. Care leavers face a confusing patchwork of entitlements when they leave care. Read more: brnw.ch/SCHOOLBILL
NAIRO is proud to be supporting this. @munirawilson @EmmaLewellBuck barnardos.org.uk/research/child…
In 2022, I called for the end of care leavers needing to make themselves ‘intentionally homeless’ just to get suitable housing. Yet in the last 5 years the number of care leavers (18-20) becoming homelessness has increased by 54%. That’s why this decision by gov is so welcome!
An excellent piece from @article_39 Clear, concise and child focussed as always. Read it.
NEW: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Our initial analysis of the Bill was published this morning: article39.org.uk/childrenswellb… Sorry we cannot join the chorus of congratulations. We expect so much more for children and young people.
100% @JanetDaby @bphillipsonMP
@JanetDaby @bphillipsonMP Here's something you could do immediately - issue a commencement order for restraint duties which last Labour government introduced in primary legislation (and successive governments deliberately stalled implementing): communitycare.co.uk/2019/07/22/dut…
Great to reconstitute the APPG for care-experienced children & young people today which @Become1992 provides the secretariat for. Huge thanks to @JoshMacAlister for chairing, other parliamentarians and our friends @NYASServices @CoramVoice @barnardos for their support
💬 You can read Lady Hale's speech on our website. Have a re-read of the Convention on the Rights of the Child too. Imagine how being a child would be in our country today if successive governments had honoured this wonderful human rights treaty. article39.org.uk/2024/11/20/35-…
👋the Convention on the Rights of the Child is 35 years old tomorrow (20 November). We're starting our celebrations later today with an online lecture by the one and only Lady Hale. How brilliant is that! #UNCRC35
Good to hear NAIRO patron @EmmaLewellBuck raising this with the SoS.
⚡️Not only do latest Department for Education statistics (published last week) show that use of care-less accommodation is increasing, they also suggest Ofsted and government are aware that local authorities are housing 15, 16 and 17 year-olds in care-less properties unlawfully.
There are still places available for our annual conference. Speakers include... Carolyne Willow from @article_39 @RebekahPierre92 @Junethobu And others. 14/11/24 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA £40 members £100 non eventbrite.co.uk/e/nairo-11th-a…
We have a new resource for children aged 16 and 17 who are without a home and parental care. We hear often of children's services pushing them away. Our resource helps children understand LA duties. ‼️*Social workers & LA managers, please read too* rights4children.org.uk/aged-16-or-17-…