A report on the use of child in need (CiN) plans by England’s children’s services departments finds they are too often ineffective and of questionable quality, prompting safeguarding experts to call for system reforms.
The deep dive analysis by the Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza follows the government’s recent announcement of a new children’s social care white paper containing several measures aimed at improving early help to keep families together and reduce the need for care proceedings.
CiN plans are a key mechanism for triggering support for struggling families (see box), and every year around 400,000 children are subject to such measures, equivalent to around one child in every school class.
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