Barnardo's is a British charity founded by Thomas John Barnardo in 1866, to care for vulnerable children.
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15 Facts About Barnardo's
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Barnardo's's work was carried on by his many supporters under the name Dr Barnardo's Homes National Incorporated Association.
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The official mascot of Barnardo's is a bear called Barney.
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Barnardo's openly confessed to the former of these charges, describing it as "philanthropic abduction" and basing his defence on the idea that the ends justified the means.
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Between 1945 and 1974, Barnardo's supported and participated in schemes that saw around 150,000 children exported to imperial colonies where they were mostly abused, beaten and neglected.
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Barnardo's has used advertising campaigns to raise public awareness of its work.
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In 2009 Martin Narey, then Chief Executive of Barnardo's, stated that he believed that more children should be taken into care.
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In 2011, Barnardo's was criticised for its work in Cedars, the name chosen by UK Immigration Enforcement for what it describes as "pre-departure accommodation" near Gatwick Airport used to hold families with children pending deportation.
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Barnardo's provides "welfare and social care facilities" at the detention centre, which is managed on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration by private security company G4S.
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Barnardo's has been criticised by Frances Webber of the Institute of Race Relations for "legitimising child detention".
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Barnardo's acknowledges its role in this "well intentioned" but "deeply misguided" policy supported by the government of the time.
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Barnardo's was further scrutinised in 2018, as investigations and inquiries into failures in NGO safeguarding expanded.
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Barnardo's employs approximately 450 staff in Barkingside in Ilford, eastern Greater London, including secondments and visitors.
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Barnardo's is a founding member of Fostering Through Social Enterprise, a consortium of voluntary and non-profit fostering agencies that advocate for children in respect of regulation, as well as representing its membership at central government level.
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In January 2016, it was announced that Barnardo's would be one of the chosen charities for Santander's The Discovery Project alongside Age UK.
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