I was faced with a particular challenge recently - which is far too common – the desperate need for a placement for a vulnerable child who needed a caring, loving environment which will meet his needs and enable him to flourish but none were readily available and there was no choice. But how is it that we are in a position where there are no effective placements to meet complex needs?
The CMA’s social care market study final report suggested that we “sleepwalked” into the position we are now in. I don’t think that is wholly true. I think it is because of a range of well-intentioned policy changes at a local and national level which has resulted in unintended consequences and led us to a place where we are letting some of our children down.
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