Presenting the report to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, the National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers (Nairo) highlighted the “vital role of IROs in protecting the rights of children in care and promoting their welfare”.
IROs are appointed by local authorities to scrutinise children's care plans and take into account the views of the child.
The report states: “We believe that it is essential that children and young people in care, amongst the most vulnerable groups of children in the land, have the protection of a powerful and effective reviewing service.
“If such a service were not to be in place, children and young people would be at serious risk of planning drift and breach of essential rights.”
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