Debbie Jones, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), told delegates at the organisation’s annual conference, that councils must play a more prominent role in shaping private children’s home provision.
“It is preposterous that planning authorities are not required to notify the director of children’s services when they consider an application for a children’s home in the area,” she said.
“Safeguarding considerations must be paramount when making such decisions, and funnily enough, the director of children’s services might be the right person to ask about that.”
Jones argued that councils need to do more to “monitor the market” both locally and nationally, to make sure looked-after children are offered the care they need.
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