Adoption – where are we now?

Varying views and concerns have emerged in the weeks following the publication of the government paper on adoption in England. The policy landscape is still far from clear or agreed. The Supreme Court judgment published this week, on whether it is in the best...

Press Release: #CPConf2016

How do we keep children safe and families intact when the social care system is no longer fit for purpose? The Transparency Project is pleased to support the second conference to discuss how best to keep children safe and families intact on Friday 3 June at the Priory...

Workshop on Cross-Border Child Protection

I was very pleased to be invited to this workshop by Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn and Dr Ruth Lamont, to hear them speak along with Dr Julie Doughty, fellow Transparency Project member.  Dr Fenton-Glynn in particular has done excellent work in attempting to disseminate...

#CPConf2015 – How did it go?

With no small amount of trepidation, we gathered at the NCVO venue in London on June 1st.  We had no idea how it was going to go, if we had been over ambitious in our scope, if the different participants really had anything to say to one another that could lead to...