As a result, Children Now has taken a look at what really is happeningin residential care and, crucially, how well this market is serving theneeds of looked-after children and young people (see p16 to 19). Whatthis has revealed is that, while there have been overall improvements inareas such as meeting national minimum standards, there still is noapparent correlation between the amount councils spend on residentialcare services and how well such services perform against standards.
Why does this matter? Most importantly it matters because young peoplein residential care are some of the most vulnerable in our society, withcomplex needs that require intensive help and support. For every yearthat sees any variation in meeting these minimum standards, children incare suffer the consequences.
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