Jordan Hall
@jordanbhall.bsky.social
Public Affairs for Family Rights Group. Interested in children & families policy, education, work & poverty, social justice. Stambassador for Action for Stammering Children. Teessider in London. Runner. 🏳️🌈
A busy year working to improve recognition and support for kinship families where children are raised by relatives and friends. Great to work with such a brilliant group of committed parliamentarians, providing the APPG's secretariat.
This week at our 2025 Annual General Meeting, members reflected on progress made over the last year & planned for the year ahead.
Congratulations to our re-elected officers @melanieonnmp.bsky.social
Joe Robertson MP
@munirawilson.bsky.social
Baroness Armstrong.
Check out our 2024-25 report below👇
Congratulations to our re-elected officers @melanieonnmp.bsky.social
Joe Robertson MP
@munirawilson.bsky.social
Baroness Armstrong.
Check out our 2024-25 report below👇
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A busy year working to improve recognition and support for kinship families where children are raised by relatives and friends. Great to work with such a brilliant group of committed parliamentarians, providing the APPG's secretariat.
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This week our APPG will hold a second spotlight session on kinship families raising children with special educational needs and disabilities💡
We will hear evidence from
@contactfamilies.bsky.social
#FamiliesInHarmony
#Kinship
#IPSEA
@nationalfasd.bsky.social
We will hear evidence from
@contactfamilies.bsky.social
#FamiliesInHarmony
#Kinship
#IPSEA
@nationalfasd.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This week our APPG will hold a second spotlight session on kinship families raising children with special educational needs and disabilities💡
We will hear evidence from
@contactfamilies.bsky.social
#FamiliesInHarmony
#Kinship
#IPSEA
@nationalfasd.bsky.social
We will hear evidence from
@contactfamilies.bsky.social
#FamiliesInHarmony
#Kinship
#IPSEA
@nationalfasd.bsky.social
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Today the Government has announced the Parental Leave and Pay Review.
Our APPG strongly welcomes the inclusion of kinship families in the Review's remit.
Group Chair @melanieonnmp.bsky.social responds:
Our APPG strongly welcomes the inclusion of kinship families in the Review's remit.
Group Chair @melanieonnmp.bsky.social responds:
July 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today the Government has announced the Parental Leave and Pay Review.
Our APPG strongly welcomes the inclusion of kinship families in the Review's remit.
Group Chair @melanieonnmp.bsky.social responds:
Our APPG strongly welcomes the inclusion of kinship families in the Review's remit.
Group Chair @melanieonnmp.bsky.social responds:
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Thanks to MPs & Peers on @appgkinshipcare.bsky.social
for raising the challenges some kinship families are facing booking appointments for the children they are raising to receive crucial therapeutic support. Government must confirm funding ASAP.
@melanieonnmp.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social
for raising the challenges some kinship families are facing booking appointments for the children they are raising to receive crucial therapeutic support. Government must confirm funding ASAP.
@melanieonnmp.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social
The ambiguity around funding beyond March for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund is leaving kinship families in limbo.
Last week the APPG's officers wrote to Children's Minister @janetdaby.bsky.social about ensuring children in kinship care can access essential therapeutic support.
Last week the APPG's officers wrote to Children's Minister @janetdaby.bsky.social about ensuring children in kinship care can access essential therapeutic support.
March 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thanks to MPs & Peers on @appgkinshipcare.bsky.social
for raising the challenges some kinship families are facing booking appointments for the children they are raising to receive crucial therapeutic support. Government must confirm funding ASAP.
@melanieonnmp.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social
for raising the challenges some kinship families are facing booking appointments for the children they are raising to receive crucial therapeutic support. Government must confirm funding ASAP.
@melanieonnmp.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social
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Our free specialist advice service helps families across England to work with children's services.
Families get critical support, children safely avoid the care system and savings are made for the Exchequer.
Thanks @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social for highlighting our impact in Parliament.
Families get critical support, children safely avoid the care system and savings are made for the Exchequer.
Thanks @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social for highlighting our impact in Parliament.
February 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Our free specialist advice service helps families across England to work with children's services.
Families get critical support, children safely avoid the care system and savings are made for the Exchequer.
Thanks @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social for highlighting our impact in Parliament.
Families get critical support, children safely avoid the care system and savings are made for the Exchequer.
Thanks @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social for highlighting our impact in Parliament.
For councillors/lead members for children's services - there's still time to sign up for @familyrightsgp.bsky.social's briefing tomorrow. We'll be covering the Children's Wellbeing Bill and the new duty it will create for family group decision making before children enter the care system.
🗓️Exclusive online briefing for councillors including lead members for children's services in England. Join us tomorrow to explore the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill and how your local authority can deliver the new mandate to offer family group decision making meetings frg.org.uk/events/counc...
January 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For councillors/lead members for children's services - there's still time to sign up for @familyrightsgp.bsky.social's briefing tomorrow. We'll be covering the Children's Wellbeing Bill and the new duty it will create for family group decision making before children enter the care system.
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As the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill continues its passage through Parliament this week, we've taken a closer look at the provisions for children deprived of their liberty.
Read our blog from Frances Edwards, legal adviser at Family Rights Group:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ch...
Read our blog from Frances Edwards, legal adviser at Family Rights Group:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ch...
How will the Children's Wellbeing Bill impact children deprived of their liberty?
This week, MPs continue to scrutinise the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The Bill proposes to make several significant changes to the way our child welfare and family justice systems operate.
www.linkedin.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill continues its passage through Parliament this week, we've taken a closer look at the provisions for children deprived of their liberty.
Read our blog from Frances Edwards, legal adviser at Family Rights Group:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ch...
Read our blog from Frances Edwards, legal adviser at Family Rights Group:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ch...
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From today, reporting restrictions have been eased on family court proceedings across England & Wales.
@angelafrazerwicks.bsky.social and @clarewalsh.bsky.social supported the judiciary on piloting these measures in a way that is sensitive to families.
Read more:
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
@angelafrazerwicks.bsky.social and @clarewalsh.bsky.social supported the judiciary on piloting these measures in a way that is sensitive to families.
Read more:
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
Changes to reporting of family courts hailed as 'watershed moment' - CYP Now
Journalists can report from family courts in England and Wales from today, in what the most senior family judge described as a “watershed moment for family justice”.
www.cypnow.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
From today, reporting restrictions have been eased on family court proceedings across England & Wales.
@angelafrazerwicks.bsky.social and @clarewalsh.bsky.social supported the judiciary on piloting these measures in a way that is sensitive to families.
Read more:
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
@angelafrazerwicks.bsky.social and @clarewalsh.bsky.social supported the judiciary on piloting these measures in a way that is sensitive to families.
Read more:
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
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🗓️Exclusive online briefing for councillors including lead members for children's services in England. Join us next Thursday to explore the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill and how your authority can deliver the new mandate to offer family group decision making meetings. frg.org.uk/events/counc...
January 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🗓️Exclusive online briefing for councillors including lead members for children's services in England. Join us next Thursday to explore the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill and how your authority can deliver the new mandate to offer family group decision making meetings. frg.org.uk/events/counc...
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The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill entered the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny this week. We've been working to ensure the Bill is as strong as possible, in supporting children to remain safely in their family.
January 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill entered the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny this week. We've been working to ensure the Bill is as strong as possible, in supporting children to remain safely in their family.
The Labour Government's plans for children's social care are set to be a game changer, putting families in the driving seat - if done right. @cathyashley.bsky.social and I have written for Progressive Britain on lessons from New Zealand and UK best practice.
Children's Wellbeing Bill could be a game changer for children's social care in England. Giving families the chance to come up with solutions.
@cathyashley.bsky.social @jordanbhall.bsky.social write for Progressive Britain about lessons from New Zealand
www.progressivebritain.org/solutions-fo...
@cathyashley.bsky.social @jordanbhall.bsky.social write for Progressive Britain about lessons from New Zealand
www.progressivebritain.org/solutions-fo...
Solutions for children, by those who love and care about them - Progressive Britain
Family Rights Group's Chief Executive Cathy Ashley and Head of Public Affairs Jordan Hall give expert analysis and guidance to the Government's Children's Wellbeing Bill.
www.progressivebritain.org
January 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Labour Government's plans for children's social care are set to be a game changer, putting families in the driving seat - if done right. @cathyashley.bsky.social and I have written for Progressive Britain on lessons from New Zealand and UK best practice.
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Children's Wellbeing Bill could be a game changer for children's social care in England. Giving families the chance to come up with solutions.
@cathyashley.bsky.social @jordanbhall.bsky.social write for Progressive Britain about lessons from New Zealand
www.progressivebritain.org/solutions-fo...
@cathyashley.bsky.social @jordanbhall.bsky.social write for Progressive Britain about lessons from New Zealand
www.progressivebritain.org/solutions-fo...
Solutions for children, by those who love and care about them - Progressive Britain
Family Rights Group's Chief Executive Cathy Ashley and Head of Public Affairs Jordan Hall give expert analysis and guidance to the Government's Children's Wellbeing Bill.
www.progressivebritain.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Children's Wellbeing Bill could be a game changer for children's social care in England. Giving families the chance to come up with solutions.
@cathyashley.bsky.social @jordanbhall.bsky.social write for Progressive Britain about lessons from New Zealand
www.progressivebritain.org/solutions-fo...
@cathyashley.bsky.social @jordanbhall.bsky.social write for Progressive Britain about lessons from New Zealand
www.progressivebritain.org/solutions-fo...
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📢Today, MPs debated the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill – a huge opportunity to reform child welfare!
It includes families having the opportunity to come up with solutions before children enter care & a new local kinship care offer.
Our analysis 👇
frg.org.uk/policy-and-c...
It includes families having the opportunity to come up with solutions before children enter care & a new local kinship care offer.
Our analysis 👇
frg.org.uk/policy-and-c...
January 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
📢Today, MPs debated the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill – a huge opportunity to reform child welfare!
It includes families having the opportunity to come up with solutions before children enter care & a new local kinship care offer.
Our analysis 👇
frg.org.uk/policy-and-c...
It includes families having the opportunity to come up with solutions before children enter care & a new local kinship care offer.
Our analysis 👇
frg.org.uk/policy-and-c...
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Parish notice: am looking for a couple of people (ideally grad students with pol science or history background) to help me out with some research for a project I’m working on. Will pay for the time. DM if interested or send on to someone if you think would fit the bill.
January 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Parish notice: am looking for a couple of people (ideally grad students with pol science or history background) to help me out with some research for a project I’m working on. Will pay for the time. DM if interested or send on to someone if you think would fit the bill.
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Congratulations to Beverley Campbell who has received an MBE in His Majesty’s New Years Honours 🎖️
Beverley is our family participation officer & one of our expert advisers. One mother Beverley advised described her as “an angel in disguise.”
Read more:
frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...
Beverley is our family participation officer & one of our expert advisers. One mother Beverley advised described her as “an angel in disguise.”
Read more:
frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...
January 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Congratulations to Beverley Campbell who has received an MBE in His Majesty’s New Years Honours 🎖️
Beverley is our family participation officer & one of our expert advisers. One mother Beverley advised described her as “an angel in disguise.”
Read more:
frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...
Beverley is our family participation officer & one of our expert advisers. One mother Beverley advised described her as “an angel in disguise.”
Read more:
frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...
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Thrilled that Beverley Campbell had been awarded an MBE for services to #kinshipcare. Described as an angel in disguise by many families who she has supported, Beverley is the family participation officer @familyrightsgp.bsky.social & tour de force behind our thriving kinship & parents' panel
Family Rights Group’s ‘angel in disguise’ honoured by King - Family Rights Group
Beverley Campbell, Family Rights Group’s family participation officer and adviser receives MBE in His Majesty’s New Years Honours 2025
frg.org.uk
December 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Thrilled that Beverley Campbell had been awarded an MBE for services to #kinshipcare. Described as an angel in disguise by many families who she has supported, Beverley is the family participation officer @familyrightsgp.bsky.social & tour de force behind our thriving kinship & parents' panel
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Our APPG has written to Children’s Minister
@janetdaby.bsky.social with questions about the Government's plans around financial support for kinship families, including:
the kinship financial allowances pilot
inequalities in special guardianship allowance provision
Read:
frg.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@janetdaby.bsky.social with questions about the Government's plans around financial support for kinship families, including:
the kinship financial allowances pilot
inequalities in special guardianship allowance provision
Read:
frg.org.uk/wp-content/u...
December 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Our APPG has written to Children’s Minister
@janetdaby.bsky.social with questions about the Government's plans around financial support for kinship families, including:
the kinship financial allowances pilot
inequalities in special guardianship allowance provision
Read:
frg.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@janetdaby.bsky.social with questions about the Government's plans around financial support for kinship families, including:
the kinship financial allowances pilot
inequalities in special guardianship allowance provision
Read:
frg.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Solutions for children designed with the people who know them and love them.
That's a central principle of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill presented to Parliament today.
We strongly welcome it🧵
That's a central principle of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill presented to Parliament today.
We strongly welcome it🧵
December 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Solutions for children designed with the people who know them and love them.
That's a central principle of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill presented to Parliament today.
We strongly welcome it🧵
That's a central principle of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill presented to Parliament today.
We strongly welcome it🧵
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Our 50th party in Parliament celebrated our work to improve child welfare 🌟
Including Lifelong Links, created with children in care, to build lasting relationships with those who love them 👨👨👧👧
Thanks to Ashley John-Baptiste, Fred Again, Josh MacAlister MP & @alistrathern.bsky.social for joining us
Including Lifelong Links, created with children in care, to build lasting relationships with those who love them 👨👨👧👧
Thanks to Ashley John-Baptiste, Fred Again, Josh MacAlister MP & @alistrathern.bsky.social for joining us
December 11, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Our 50th party in Parliament celebrated our work to improve child welfare 🌟
Including Lifelong Links, created with children in care, to build lasting relationships with those who love them 👨👨👧👧
Thanks to Ashley John-Baptiste, Fred Again, Josh MacAlister MP & @alistrathern.bsky.social for joining us
Including Lifelong Links, created with children in care, to build lasting relationships with those who love them 👨👨👧👧
Thanks to Ashley John-Baptiste, Fred Again, Josh MacAlister MP & @alistrathern.bsky.social for joining us
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🔺Investigation
We gained rare access to spend 3 days on the frontline with children’s social services.
We found a rise in referrals driven by poverty, the housing crisis, and staff pushed to burnout.
“A child's death is on every social worker's mind.” www.itv.com/news/2024-12...
We gained rare access to spend 3 days on the frontline with children’s social services.
We found a rise in referrals driven by poverty, the housing crisis, and staff pushed to burnout.
“A child's death is on every social worker's mind.” www.itv.com/news/2024-12...
www.itv.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:38 PM
🔺Investigation
We gained rare access to spend 3 days on the frontline with children’s social services.
We found a rise in referrals driven by poverty, the housing crisis, and staff pushed to burnout.
“A child's death is on every social worker's mind.” www.itv.com/news/2024-12...
We gained rare access to spend 3 days on the frontline with children’s social services.
We found a rise in referrals driven by poverty, the housing crisis, and staff pushed to burnout.
“A child's death is on every social worker's mind.” www.itv.com/news/2024-12...
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Stark regional & local variations in % of children in care who are raised by family & friends (aka kinship foster carers).
This isn't okay.
All councils should be robustly exploring, including through the offer of a family group conference, whether a child can live safely in their family.
This isn't okay.
All councils should be robustly exploring, including through the offer of a family group conference, whether a child can live safely in their family.
We’ve analysed new data on children raised with relatives & friends in kinship foster care in England.
16% of children in care are living with kinship foster carers. But that's only part of the story.
There's also lots of variation. From 32% in North Tyneside to 5% in Derby.
16% of children in care are living with kinship foster carers. But that's only part of the story.
There's also lots of variation. From 32% in North Tyneside to 5% in Derby.
November 29, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Stark regional & local variations in % of children in care who are raised by family & friends (aka kinship foster carers).
This isn't okay.
All councils should be robustly exploring, including through the offer of a family group conference, whether a child can live safely in their family.
This isn't okay.
All councils should be robustly exploring, including through the offer of a family group conference, whether a child can live safely in their family.
So, 1 episode of Smoggie Queens soon turned into all 6! A big, gay, northern, silly celebration of Boro & it's queer side 😍
IYKYK - Frank's Factory Flooring. The Teesside Princess. The "dirty as anything but beautiful” parmo. Nights in Empire - although with more leather than I remember it...
IYKYK - Frank's Factory Flooring. The Teesside Princess. The "dirty as anything but beautiful” parmo. Nights in Empire - although with more leather than I remember it...
November 29, 2024 at 12:53 AM
So, 1 episode of Smoggie Queens soon turned into all 6! A big, gay, northern, silly celebration of Boro & it's queer side 😍
IYKYK - Frank's Factory Flooring. The Teesside Princess. The "dirty as anything but beautiful” parmo. Nights in Empire - although with more leather than I remember it...
IYKYK - Frank's Factory Flooring. The Teesside Princess. The "dirty as anything but beautiful” parmo. Nights in Empire - although with more leather than I remember it...
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The Government has published the Policy Statement ahead of the Local Government Finance Settlement in December:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Local government finance policy statement 2025 to 2026
www.gov.uk
November 28, 2024 at 3:17 PM
The Government has published the Policy Statement ahead of the Local Government Finance Settlement in December:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...