The emerging data suggests that the number of children becoming looked after will continue to rise and the proportion settled in a permanent home will continue to fall. As ever, the headline figures will mask variation in performance and will often hide beacons of excellence within areas that are otherwise struggling. The reasons for these variations are multi-dimensional and complex and will be considered as part of the government’s Care Review, but even if Josh MacAlister manages to report in a timely fashion, and makes positive recommendations about permanence, changes to practice will inevitably lag behind. So, on behalf of those children who the system is already failing, we need to create a climate which will be ready to support change.
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