Children in care and care leavers
Children in care
How we can help answer your questions about coming into care.
Support for children in care
What support is available for children in care from the Care and Support teams.
The Barking and Dagenham Promise
Our promise to our children and young people.
Advocate and Independent Visitor
The independent advocacy service from the National Youth Advocacy Service.
Barking and Dagenham Virtual School
Our Virtual School helps looked after children in Barking and Dagenham to get the best out of education.
Health information for children and young people in care
Find out more about the Children in Care Health team and what assessments may happen.
Your Child in Care (CIC) review
What’s a CIC review and how does it help me?
Kinship care
Learn more about Kinship care, where children live with friends or relatives instead of their parents.
Adoption and special guardianship in Barking and Dagenham
Find information about how to adopt and special guardianship in Barking and Dagenham on the Council website.
Local Offer for care leavers
Information for you as a care leaver.
Hearing views of children in care and care leavers
Skittlz is Barking and Dagenham’s Youth Council for children and young people in care and care leavers. Read more on the Council website.
Latest news
All the latest updates and newsletters.