The state is often accused of failing children in the care system. Critics shake their heads in despair and say that local authorities need to be as good as any parent in how they go about looking after children and fulfilling their role as corporate parents. It is, of course, not as simple as that. Being a good corporate parent is a complex job that like any form of parenting is a considerable challenge. So what is the key to success? A new guide, Putting Corporate Parenting into Practice, published by the National Children’s Bureau and funded by the Department for Education sets out three key elements of high quality corporate parenting.
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