Children’s Social Care Implementation Strategy 2023-04-17
2023-04-17
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Q1
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The question arises from the potential impact of the children's social care implementation strategy on both the social care sector and children in care.
What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the children's social care implementation strategy on (a) the social care sector and (b) children in care?
Our reforms will deliver transformational change in children's social care. The strategy we set out, “Children's social care: stable homes, built on love”, will put in £200 million of additional investment to lay the foundations for wider reform.
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Did not provide a detailed assessment as requested.
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34 children aged 16 and over in state care have died in unregulated accommodation. Previously, the Secretary of State promised to introduce regulations.
Here is the reality: 34 children that we know of aged 16 and over in the state's care have died in unregulated accommodation. The last time I asked the Secretary of State about this, she said that regulations would be introduced, yet those regulations shamefully legitimise unregulated accommodation, placing more of these children in tents and caravan sites, alone and without any care or supervision at all. What on earth is she playing at?
We have taken steps forward on regulating accommodation. We are working closely with the sector. We are going further than we ever have before to make sure that we can have not only quality accommodation for some of our most vulnerable children, but quality of care too.
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Did not address why regulations legitimise unregulated accommodation as asked.
Working Closely With The Sector
Going Further Than We Ever Have Before
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