Municipalities are responsible for youth care, but not for its supervision

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Municipalities are responsible for youth care, but not for its supervision

Municipalities must arrange for youth care to be available for children who need help, but they can only check the paperwork in advance. The municipalities are not responsible for the quality of care; the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate must supervise that. And municipalities are also not responsible for checking foster parents; that is up to the Child Protection Council. This is according to Vlaardingen alderman for care Jacky Silos-Knaap, R…