CYP Now - Children in care likely to experience multiple social worker changes each year

Children in care are more likely to experience changes in support than have one social worker for a whole year, new research from Barnardo's shows.

Barnardo's is urging government and local authorities to support children in care to build lasting relationships. Picture: Adobe Stock

The report, From Pillar to Post, documents how many children experience multiple moves between foster homes and children’s homes with frequent changes of school and social workers.

It warns that in 2017/18, 60 per cent of children in care experienced at least one change in social worker while more than a quarter experienced two or more changes.

This is despite a recent YouGov poll of more than 2,000 British adults by the charity showing that 82 per cent believe it is very important for children to have consistent adults in their lives.

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