Baldock: Social Policy 3e 
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www.dfes.gov.uk
For information on recent and current government policy on care and protection of children. One particularly useful source to be found is the annual Children Act Report that reviews progress within the government’s child social care agenda.
www.csci.org.uk/
Provides information on the workings of the Commission for Social Care inspection, including information on standards relating to the care and protection of children and its inspection reports. CSCI has a Children’s Rights Director whose functions including carrying out research on services for children.
www.scie.org.uk/
Information from the Social Care Institute for Excellence, including practice guidance, reports and knowledge reviews.
The major children’s charity websites carry a range of useful information, including news, campaigns and resources for children and families as well as research reports. The most important are as follows:
www.nch.org.uk/
www.the-childrens-society.org.uk/
www.nspcc.org.uk/html/home/home.htm
www.barnardos.org.uk/
www.vcc-uk.org/ngen_public/default.asp, www.thewhocarestrust.org.uk/
A Voice for the Child in Care and the Who Cares Trust - both campaign to improve the lives of children in care. The websites contain information on services, campaigns, guidance and research.
For information on research, policy analysis and practice guidance for all ‘stakeholders’ in adoption and fostering go to: www.baaf.org.uk, www.thefostering.net/
www.frg.org.uk/index.asp
The Family Rights Group (FRG) represents families dealing with social care agencies. Information on its work, including guidance to families and professionals and research can be found here.
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