Dealing with the record number of applications to take children into care.
Applications to take children into care have risen by nearly fifty percent since last year according to CAFCASS, the organisation that represents children's interests in the family courts. So what is behind this enormous increase and what needs to be done to support a family justice system already under great strain, responsible for supporting some of the youngest and most vulnerable in our society? Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, Baroness Delyth Morgan, Chief Executive of Cafcass, Anthony Douglas, and Christina Blacklaws, children’s solicitor join Jane to discuss.
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