John Ransford, LGA chief executive, said that an increase in the number of children coming into the care system has placed a great strain on many of the services dedicated to helping and protecting them.
"Councils and their teams of frontline social workers are well aware of the need to reduce unnecessary process and bureaucracy so they can focus resources on the children themselves," he added. "The family courts have failed to respond to the increasing number of children coming into care effectively enough. The lengthening court delays pose a very real danger to the vulnerable children councils want to be able to protect and it is clear radical changes are needed to make the system fit for purpose."
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