According to a senior civil servant in the DfE, statistics currently being collated show that elements of family intervention work may be addressing issues that could otherwise have led to children being taken into care.
Speaking at the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) conference in London, Nick Lawrence, head of the DfE’s families at risk division, said trends are emerging but stressed that more work is needed on the data.
"Some data suggests those areas that have had family intervention operating for more than a year or two are showing measurable reductions in numbers in care," he said.
He added that it could be the case that intensive support schemes identify families that are struggling, with children who may have ended up in care had the family not been identified.
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