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Family Rights Group is calling on the Government to commit to system-wide reform in the face of a crisis in the child welfare system.
As we await the Government’s overdue announcement of its implementation strategy in response to the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, Family Rights Group is calling for five key commitments from Government.
The Government’s response needs to deliver a child welfare system that is just, fair, and honest and puts safe, loving relationships at the centre. All reforms should be carried out and scrutinised in partnership with children and families who have lived experience of the system.
“It’s been seven months since Josh MacAlister’s Independent Review. Every day, the crisis in children’s social care gets worse. We are letting down children and families while at the same time incurring an immense cost to the public purse.
“Today Family Rights Group is publishing the five key commitments we want Government to make. We are urging them to support the most valuable resource that children have: their families.
“There is momentum across the sector, and in Parliament, for a different approach. One which prioritises early help, where kinship care is valued, and where all children are supported to live safely and thrive in their family and community.
“The Government’s response must match the scale of this crisis.”
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