The Labour government has started to share plans about how it will implement its manifesto commitment to “working with local government, support children in care, including through kinship, foster care, and adoption, as well as strengthening regulation of the children’s social care sector”. Other commitments that impact children’s policy, particularly in relation to education, include changes to school inspections announced and plans to require free breakfast clubs in every primary school. The appointment of a minister for children and families, Janet Daby MP, who has direct social work experience as a former fostering manager is an exciting prospect for the children’s sector.
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