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Today, CHA is at @Plaid_Cymru ’s Annual Conference, raising concerns about changes to children's social care in Wales with members of the Senedd.
Children’s access to safe, suitable homes must be the priority.
Read our response: the-cha.org.uk/news/cha-call…
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CareChildrenNeed.Wales is a campaign asking the current Welsh Government to rethink how changes to children's homes are being introduced.
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Mae CareChildrenNeed.Wales yn ymgyrch sy’n gofyn i Lywodraeth bresennol Cymru ailystyried y ffordd y mae’r newidiadau i gartrefi plant yn cael eu cyflwyno.
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Young people’s support needs don’t change overnight at 18.
An expert panel report finds late planning and unclear responsibility are undermining transitions to adult health and social care in England.
Read the findings:
publications.parliament.uk/p…
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68 of Wrexham’s 83 registered children’s home places are affected by Wales’s care reforms.
If homes close, where will children find the specialist care and trusted adults they rely on?
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#CareChildrenNeed #Wrexham
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New evidence published by carechildrenneed.wales/wrexh… highlights the potential impact of Welsh Government reforms on children's residential care in Wrexham, where 68 of 83 registered children's home places, or 82%, are affected by the changes.
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Mae tystiolaeth newydd a gyhoeddwyd gan carechildrenneed.wales/wrexh… yn amlygu effaith bosibl diwygiadau Llywodraeth Cymru ar ofal preswyl plant yn Wrecsam, lle mae 68 o'r 83 lle mewn cartrefi plant cofrestredig, neu 82%, yn cael eu heffeithio gan y newidiadau.
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Registered managers, who’s joining us on Friday 13 November?
The Children’s Homes Association’s online support group is a confidential space for members to share what’s working and talk through challenges with peers.
the-cha.org.uk/events
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England has 70% more children’s homes than in March 2022, including short-break-only homes. Homes registered in 2025/26 averaged 3 places, compared with 4 in homes registered before that year.
gov.uk/government/statistics…
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If independent children’s homes close in Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly, will children still get the care they need close to home? Some may have to move further from their families and schools.
carechildrenneed.wales/blaen…
#CareChildrenNeed
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Who’s joining us for CHA’s Registered Managers Support Group on Friday 13 November, 9.00 to 10.30 am?
It’s a confidential online space for CHA members to share what’s working and talk through the challenges of running a children’s home.
the-cha.org.uk/events
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Would a child in your home know how to contact an independent advocate?
In case you missed it, the DfE updated its statutory guidance on advocacy for children and young people in England on 13 October.
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Mae Children's Homes Association yn lansio Care Children Need, ymgyrch sy’n galw am adolygiad o’r diwygiadau i ofal preswyl i blant a gyflwynwyd gan Lywodraeth flaenorol Cymru: carechildrenneed.wales/
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Mae plant mewn gofal yn haeddu’r un cyfleoedd â’u cyfoedion i deimlo eu bod yn perthyn yn eu cymuned.
Mae diwygiadau gofal Cymru yn effeithio ar chwech o wyth cartref plant Gwynedd. Beth allai hyn ei olygu i’r cysylltiadau hynny?
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Children in care deserve the same opportunities to belong in their community as their peers.
Six of Gwynedd’s eight children’s homes are affected by Wales’s care reforms. What could this mean for those connections?
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Mae plant mewn gofal yn haeddu’r un cyfleoedd â’u cyfoedion i deimlo eu bod yn perthyn yn eu cymuned.
Mae diwygiadau gofal Cymru yn effeithio ar chwech o wyth cartref plant Gwynedd. Beth allai hyn ei olygu i’r cysylltiadau hynny?
youtube.com/shorts/XnUArxV8F…
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Mae chwech o wyth cartref plant Gwynedd mewn perygl o gau o dan reolau a gyflwynwyd gan Lywodraeth flaenorol Cymru.
Gallai plant golli gofal y maent yn ymddiried ynddo, cyfeillgarwch a chymuned lle maent yn perthyn.
youtube.com/shorts/XnUArxV8F…
#CareChildrenNeed
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CHA members: are you receiving our communications?
Our almost weekly newsletters share updates, events and opportunities to connect.
Not hearing from us? Check your junk folder and get in touch to check your contact details or ask about your membership.
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Ein hymgyrch sy’n galw am adolygiad o’r diwygiadau i’r system ofal yng Nghymru. Sydd yn ceisio sicrhau bod mynediad plant at y cartrefi sydd eu hangen arnynt yn cael ei diogelu: youtube.com/watch?v=OyO2RWPk…
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