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Long road ahead to improve children’s social care, MPs warn
A new report from the Education Committee highlights various issues within the sector.
Family Rights Group welcomes cross party committee’s call to improve support for children and families - Care Talk Business
Family Rights Group welcomes the Education Select Committee’s new inquiry report on children’s social care, published today. The report highlights the urgent challenges faced by children, families and those working in the child welfare system, which we have long worked to see addressed. The cross-party committee of MPs has made recommendations which draw on Family Rights Group’s work including using family group conferences to put families in th…
Education Committee report on children's social care: CCN responds - County Councils Network
Today the Education Committee has released a new report, How to fix children’s social care and restore care leavers’ chances. The County Councils Network gave evidence to support this research. Below, the network responds to the report. Cllr Tim Oliver, Chair of the County Councils Network, said: “The County Councils Network (CCN) welcomes this timely report, which highlights many of the major challenges which our authorities are facing up and d…
Long road ahead to improve children’s social care, MPs warn - Rother Radio
MPs have warned of a “long road ahead” to improve the children’s social care sector amid rising need and a “severe” shortage of appropriate placements for young people. The Education Committee noted a steep increase in the number of looked-after children in England in the past decade, up by a fifth since 2014 to 83,630 in 2024. Shortages of care placements led to 45% of looked-after children being placed outside of their local authority last yea…
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