Read our new report for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children. Cash-strapped local authorities have #nogoodoptions.
The Inquiry concludes that there is a crucial role for central Government in tackling two major issues:
First, it must act to address the funding crisis engulfing children’s social care, and in particular the lack of resource for preventative and early intervention services.
Second, it must take steps to understand the cause of such significant variation in access to services and the impact on vulnerable children’s outcomes.
Another important finding from our Inquiry is that far too often children and young people are not given the opportunity to make their views heard. It’s high time we made clear that participation isn’t just an optional extra, but an essential requirement.
Read the full report here: https://www.ncb.org.uk/resources-publications/resources/no-good-options-report-inquiry-childrens-social-care-england