Children in care and care leavers
What happens when you go into care
How we can help answer your questions about coming into care.
Children in care
What support is available for children in care from the Care and Support teams.
Local Offer for care leavers
Information for you as a care leaver.
Barking and Dagenham Virtual School
Our Virtual School helps looked after children in Barking and Dagenham to get the best out of education.
Independent Visitors
An independent visitor is a trained volunteer who provides children and young people in care with friendship and support.
Independent advocacy
The independent advocacy service from the National Youth Advocacy Service.
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.
Barking and Dagenham Youth Voice
Our Youth Voice team work with children and young people across Barking and Dagenham. Get involved.
The Barking and Dagenham Promise
Our promise to our children and young people.
Complain or comment about children's social care services
Make a complaint or leave feedback about children’s social care.
Private fostering
Information about private fostering and why it happens.
Special guardianship
Find out about special guardianship and how you apply.
Adopt in Barking and Dagenham
Find information about how to adopt a child in Barking and Dagenham through Aspire Adoption.
Hearing views of children in care
Skittlz is Barking and Dagenham’s Youth Council for children and young people in care and care leavers. Read more on the Council website.