MacAlister published his final report to government in 2022, calling for a “wholesale reform” of the children’s social care system including a greater focus on early help, keeping families together and the introduction of regional commissioning models for residential and foster care placements.
MacAlister called for £2.6bn worth of funding over four years to back the changes.
In its response to the review, Stable Homes, Built on Love, published in March last year, ministers took forward a series of recommendations, backed by £200mn over two years.
Speaking at an event hosted by CYP Now and the Centre For Young Lives, and sponsored by Peopletoo in central London, MacAlister told the audience that he doesn’t think the new government “needs to go back and look at Stable Homes, Built on Love”.
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