The all-party parliamentary group for children (APPGC) last week published the findings of its year-long inquiry into children's social care services.
Co-chaired by Conservative MP and former children's minister Tim Loughton and Baroness Howarth, the inquiry held six hearings between April and October 2016, taking evidence from 25 children's social care experts including chief children's social worker Isabelle Trowler, Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) president Dave Hill, Ofsted social care national director Eleanor Schooling and children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield.
In addition, there were 62 written submissions including from 17 councils and 26 charities.
The inquiry report, No Good Options, distils its findings into seven key areas: the rise in demand for services; levels of funding; the impact that service rationing is having on children's outcomes and access to early help; the variation between different areas in levels of provision; how workforce problems are resulting in instability in placements and relationships; accountability for the system and improvement support; and the participation of children and young people in decision making.
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