The criticism comes a year after the publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Care and is based on the government’s 220-page response which set out plans for reform in February.
Today’s (25 May) report finds that “the strategy does not represent the radical reset the children’s care system needs”.
It states: “By design, the majority [of children] will see little benefit for several years. This represents a wasted opportunity.”
The House of Lords’ public services committee criticises the Department for Education’s “limited proposals and restrictive pilots” in is report.
DfE’s plan, entitled Stable Homes, Built on Love, makes “no guarantee of long-term reform”, say peers.
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