Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2025/2026
Newham's Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2025/2026 highlights the overrepresentation of Black children in care compared to their proportion in the borough's child population.
The Education, Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee heard in November 2026 that Black or Black British children account for 31.5% of children in care in Newham. This figure represents a significant overrepresentation compared to their share of the wider child population, according to the Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2025/2026 and the Newham Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report for the same period.
The Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2025/2026 details the council's achievements and challenges in supporting children in care and care leavers from April 2025 to March 2026. Both reports presented to the committee highlighted ongoing work to address inequalities within the care system.
Key facts
- Black or Black British children make up 31.5% of children in care in Newham, as reported in November 2026. Source
- The findings were presented to the Education, Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee in November 2026. Source
- The Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2025/2026 covers the period from April 2025 to March 2026. Source
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