Tag: Looked-After Children

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Subject to approval by Bridgend Council's Cabinet, a public consultation will be launched soon on changes to the common social ...

The £60million relocation of Heronsbridge Special School to Island Farm is set to take a major step forward with week, ...

Yesterday, a council scrutiny committee was due to be provided with a further update on the progress Bridgend Council is ...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet will receive an update on the progress made towards implementing recommendations from a review of child protection ...

A joint investigation into child protection responses concerning children aged 11 and under in Bridgend County was published last week ...

Earlier this week, Bridgend Council's Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee discussed a recent budget monitoring report (pdf). The report revealed ...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet is set to sign off on an agreement between the council and HM Prison Service to provide ...

Care Inspectorate Wales has published its latest update as part of ongoing monitoring of Bridgend Council children's social services (pdf). ...

Bridgend Council's Corporate Parenting Committee have been updated on the Welsh Government's planned basic income pilot for care leavers (pdf). ...

A Bridgend Council scrutiny committee is set to discuss a report from officers summarising the general picture of safeguarding in ...

A Child Practice Report into the events surrounding the murder of 5-year-old Logan Mwangi was published by Cwm Taf Morgannwg's ...

Now a round-up of some of the backbench questions to the Cabinet at this month's full council meeting. Filling social ...

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) recently published a follow-up report on the state of children's social services in Bridgend County (pdf). ...

In an update on children's residential care services, Bridgend Council is confident that a new residential children's hub at the ...

Bridgend Council's Corporate Parenting Committee is set to receive an annual report this week from Independent Reviewing Officers (pdf). Independent ...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet is set to approve a one-off payment of £500 to the county's foster and adult placement carers ...

After a follow-up inspection by Care Inspectorate Wales (pdf), Maple Tree House – a council-run care home for children in ...

The Ty Llidiard mental health unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital is being supported by Cwm Taf Morgannwg health ...

Bridgend Council's social services department is gradually reducing the number of children taken into care according to a report due ...

Part one of the September full council meeting is available to watch here (link); part two is available here (link). ...

(Title Image: Maesteg Boyo via Youtube) Here's a round-up of some of the key stories from the March 2021 full ...

Following the closure of schools last week due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bridgend Council has published its interim measures. Free ...

Back in January, I wrote about changes to support BCBC would offer care-leavers who wish to study at university. After ...

(Pic: Jaggery via BBC Wales) It's the end of the month and that means the monthly Bridgend Council cabinet and ...