Just 18 months after the government scrapped controversial plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from social care legislation, a new row has erupted over perceived fresh attempts to dilute statutory child protection obligations.
As part of a "mythbuster" document issued by the Department for Education, a number of elements of statutory guidance that "act as a barrier to good practice and outcomes for children and families" have been highlighted - with clarification given on what is required by law.
Campaign group Together for Children, which spearheaded opposition to the so-called "exemption clause", claims elements of the mythbusting guidance are incorrect and risk harming vulnerable children by encouraging councils to act in contravention of their legal duties.
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