Speaking at the Nancy Hazel Memorial Lecture last Wednesday (23 May)'she said: "Meeting the needs of all children and young people and makingevery child matter is made harder by the public perception of somechildren being more in need of control than care."
During her lecture, Platt questioned the effectiveness of one-personcare homes in treating these children. She also called for moreresources for foster carers who she said were "one of the most valuableresources in social care".
The event was hosted by the Fostering Network to commemorate the workof foster carer Nancy Hazel who set up the Kent Family PlacementProject.
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