The inspectorate's analysis of the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s social care has found that long-standing staff shortages are having “serious consequences” on the number of suitable children’s home places available to support children with varying needs.
Department for Education figures, published in February, show the number of children and family social workers who left their posts in 2021 was up by 16 per cent compared with 2020 – the highest level in five years.
As a result, some children are living in places where their needs are not being met or being placed in unregistered homes, without regulatory oversight.
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