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Mothers playing with their two children

A revolution in family help

Councillor Anntoinette Bramble

An independent review has called for a ‘radical reset’ of children’s social care.

Categories features Tags Children's social care

Children’s services overspend due to demand

The Editorial Team

Eight in 10 councils in England had to overspend on children’s social care budgets to a combined total of £832 million in 2019/20, LGA analysis shows.

Categories news Tags Children's social care
Young boy who is upset puts his hands over his eyes and ears not wanting to listen to a teacher who is leaning in

Social care ‘needs reform’ to support children

The Editorial Team

Children’s social care is under significant strain with more families being investigated, higher numbers of children in care and spiralling costs as money is increasingly spent on crisis intervention, an independent report has found.

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SEND pupils ‘missing out’

The Editorial Team

Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are not getting the support they need, with 47 of 94 local areas inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission found to have ‘serious weaknesses’.

Categories news Tags Children's social care

Children’s services ‘ill-prepared’ for coronavirus

The Editorial Team

Local authority children’s services have been reduced to “crisis-driven fire-fighting” as a result of years of under-investment, children’s charities have warned.

Categories news Tags Children's social care, Covid-19
Young boy and woman hugging

£3bn overspend on children’s social care

The Editorial Team

Councils have overspent on children’s social care budgets by more than £3 billion in the past five years, as unprecedented demand and funding shortages have put them under increasing pressure, the LGA has warned.

Categories news Tags Children and young people, Children's social care
Children's puzzle pieces on floor

Concern about viability of children’s care companies

The Editorial Team

Six of the 10 largest independent groups of providers of children’s residential and fostering placements had more debts and liabilities than tangible assets last year, raising concerns about their viability, according to LGA-commissioned research.

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