The plans, put forward as part of 80 recommendations made by MacAlister to improve children’s social care in England, include the creation of an independent child advocacy service which would see the two roles replaced by one child advocate position.
Following the publication of the Care Review’s recommendations last week, the sector raised concerns over the plans to scrap the roles, branding them “drastic and dangerous”.
MacAlister's plans involve the creation of an “opt-out” advocacy service for children.
In a blog, published on the Care Review’s website, MacAlister says the basis for the proposals came from “listening to children and young people who clearly stated that too often they aren’t heard when professionals make decisions about their lives”.
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