CYP Now - Zahawi: Government taking action to reduce number of children in care

Steps are being taken to try to stem significant increases in the number of children being taken into care, with the government "acutely aware" of the impact the situation is having on local authorities, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

Speaking in a parliamentary debate on the independent Care Crisis Review published earlier this year, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi said both the Department for Education (DfE) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have been carefully considering the options for change set out in the report, and have already implemented some of the recommendations, with potentially more to follow.

He said Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance has been reviewed and amended to emphasise the importance of partnership and co-production with families and highlight the effectiveness of relationship-based practice.

He added that government is actively considering what more can be done, with representatives of the DfE and MoJ meeting with members of national and local family justice boards across England, to understand the challenges in the family justice system better.

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