Children being taken into care will now be housed close to family and friends as part of long-term strategy to improve social care in the UK.
With the social care system currently in a state of crisis, the government hopes this move will help give service users a better quality of life.
This is just one of a number of reforms set to “transform” the current care system in the UK.
The main focus of the strategy titled ‘children’s social care implementation’ is on prioritising families and protection/support for young people in care.
Funded by £200 million, the government-led initiative will be trialled in a series of experimental projects run by local authorities.
Ministers hope that more attention on early support for families will reduce the demand for crisis response further down the line.
The Local Government Association has backed the reform and commented:
“Keeping children safe is one of the most important roles a council fulfils. While England remains one of the safest places in the world to grow up thanks to the tireless work of our children’s services colleagues and their partners, we agree that significant reform is needed to ensure the right systems are in place to not only protect children, but to help them and their families to thrive.
“There is much to welcome in the Government’s children’s social care reform strategy. A focus on earlier help, support that builds on the strengths within a child’s wider family network, and greater ambition for our children in care and care leavers are all areas where we can make an enormous difference.”
Imperium Solutions is delighted to hear of such progress in the children’s social care sector and looks forward to these changes being implemented.
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