Rise in children in care during pandemic lockdown
Figures gathered by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services shows that the number of children in care had risen by three per cent on 30 June 2020 compared with the same date in 2019.
The figures are included in interim findings from the ADCS’s latest Safeguarding Pressures study, which also shows that there was a six per cent fall in the number of children leaving council care.
ADCS president Jenny Coles said the findings revealed the “drastic impact” that the pandemic is having on children’s services.
Covid-19 impact deepens wellbeing decline
England is heading for a sharp and prolonged fall in national wellbeing, according to Carnegie UK Trust.
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