A consultation event organised by the Who Cares? Trust found overwhelming support for the next government to enact a so-called sunset clause to the Children and Young Person’s Act 2008, which would see the role taken out of council control and instead be overseen by a new organisation.
The next government has until November this year to make the change before the ability to trigger the clause expires.
The National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers (Nairo) last month polled its members on whether they want to remain under local authority control or not, but is yet to reveal the results.
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