Social workers split on giving money to struggling families to prevent children going into care, poll finds

Social workers split on giving money to struggling families to prevent children going into care, poll finds

Social workers are divided on whether councils should make payments to struggling families to prevent children from going into care, a poll has found. This follows the Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president suggesting this as a potential policy for the government’s forthcoming child poverty strategy. In her speech to the annual ADCS conference, Rachael Wardell said that while it was accepted that councils fund placemen…