It took a panel of experts three years of evidence gathering and analysis to produce 80 recommendations on how to improve the care system in Scotland. The Scottish review, published last February, was praised for its comprehensive approach and has set a high bar against which the recently launched Care Review in England will be judged (see analysis).
Children’s social care leaders are expecting the English review to be equally ambitious, and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has promised it will be “bold, wide-ranging and not shy away from exposing problems”. The review provides an opportunity to revisit the question of what care is for. Central to this is understanding what a good interaction with the care system looks like – it is difficult to assess what changes need to be made if you don’t understand what constitutes success.
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