CHILDREN & SERVICES

 

Clear, factual reporting on issues affecting children, families, and the systems designed to support them in the UK.

 

This section covers how public services, policies, and processes impact children and families in everyday practice. It brings together reporting on children’s services, social care, family courts, mental health, and related areas, with a focus on understanding how systems work and where challenges arise.

 

All content is produced in line with our editorial standards and safeguarding principles.

 

Editorial scope

 

This section does not publish live case reporting, identify children or private individuals, or provide legal advice. Any lived experience is anonymised and used only to illustrate wider systemic issues.