Bringing siblings in care together
A report last year from the Children’s Commissioner for England indicated that of the more than 80,000 children in care, 37 per cent have been separated from a sibling.
A report last year from the Children’s Commissioner for England indicated that of the more than 80,000 children in care, 37 per cent have been separated from a sibling.
In ‘Stable homes, built on love’, the Government outlined its strategy to reform children’s social care and its aim to develop ‘a system that continuously learns and improves, and makes better use of evidence and data’.
Councils’ ability to provide the critical care and support that children rely on has been put at risk by the Autumn Statement’s lack of investment in children’s social care, the LGA has warned.
The largest independent providers of children’s social care made profits of more than £300 million last year, according to an LGA-commissioned report.