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    • Looked after children

    Topics:
    • Social Care Policy, 
    • Children and Young People Care Services and policies

    More in this topic

    • A Life Deserved - A Strategy for Looked After Children
    • The Northern Ireland Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care (NIFITC) for Care Experienced Children and Young People
    • Children in foster care
    • Children in private fostering
    • Children leaving care and aftercare
    • Children in residential care
    • Kinship care
    • Young adults' supported accommodation
    • Children in secure accommodation
    • Looked after children

    Related to Looked after children

    Most recent publications

    • The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 - Guidance and Regulations Volume Five - Children with a Disability

      Published 5 December 2025

    • The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 - Guidance and regulations Volume One - Court Orders and Other Legal Issues

      Published 5 December 2025
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    Most recent consultations

    • Looked After Children Strategy consultation

      Published 9 May 2018 Consultation closed
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    Most recent news items

    • Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2022/23

      Published 27 September 2023

    • Significant milestone for Adoption and Children Bill

      Published 15 March 2022
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