CYP Now - Please don’t normalise delay

Earlier this month, three of the consultations associated with the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, and the government’s implementation plans, came to a close.

Helen Lincoln is chair of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) families, communities and young people policy committee. Picture: Essex County Council

There will now be a pause for the DfE to reflect on and consider the collective wisdom shared across the submissions it received.

For me, this coincided with chairing my first meeting of the ADCS Families, Communities & Young People (FCYP) Policy Committee. Thank you to all those who came and contributed, it was a really rich, stimulating and supportive meeting.

One of our discussion areas was about early help and the legal framework of Section 10 of the Children Act 2004 and Section 17 of the Children Act 1989. We landed on the need to do a SWOT analysis … So, any ADCS members interested in joining this important policy discussion, please let me know…

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