Local councillors are important change makers in their own locality. That's why at Family Rights Group we've launched our Councillors' Network, for those with responsibility for, or an interest in, children's social care.
It's a partnership for change across the child welfare system. We're working with lead councillors to deliver on a shared mission - to ensure the child welfare and family justice systems supports children to live safely and thrive within their family, while strengthening the family and community networks of those children who cannot live at home.
On the eve of the pandemic, the children’s social care system was described as being in crisis and more children are in the care system than at any time since the Children Act 1989. Coronavirus has since exacerbated the stresses faced by families, including poverty and isolation. Local authorities were already facing a huge funding gap for children’s social care amid rising demand and financial pressures on local public services have only increased.
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