The government has introduced temporary changes to 10 regulations relating to the safeguarding, care and protection of vulnerable children and young people amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The amendments, introduced via The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus)(Amendment) Regulations 2020, relax or remove dozens of legal protections and are planned to be in force until 25 September.
The move has drawn criticism from sector leaders and children’s rights groups who claim it is a “dangerous” relaxation of safeguards. However, the government has dismissed these claims, saying the crisis “means that in some circumstances, local authorities, providers, agencies and partners may find it more difficult to meet the full range of statutory duties relating to vulnerable children”.
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