One north London borough has worked with commissioning consultant Matt Utley to undertake an audit of the hundreds of children that were in their care to identify those who would be good candidates to “step down” from their current care package to a more appropriate one.
“The project was established to reduce the number of children in residential settings and support greater levels of reunification and opportunities for children who cannot return home to live within a family setting,” Utley says.
Using a strength-based approach, the service works to address the child's individual needs in a way that is “solution focused, trauma-informed and child-involved”, he adds.
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