Member for Worcester and Chair of the Education Selection Committee Robin Walker put a question to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the independent review into children's social care.
The review which launched in March 2021 prioritised hearing the voices of children, young people and adults that have received the help or support of a social worker, or who have been looked after. The review was independently led by Josh MacAlister, a former schoolteacher who founded the social work charity Frontline and was supported by an experts by experience group, an evidence group and a design group.
Speaking from the House of Commons, Robin asked the Prime Minister:
Josh MacAlister’s independent review of children’s social care has been with the Government since May. I understand that there has been some disappointment that the response to it will not be published before Christmas. Can the Prime Minister ensure that, given its important recommendations about some of the most vulnerable children in our society and the families and people who support them, there will be a strong and robust Government response as early in the new year as possible?
In response, the Prime Minister said:
Yes, my hon. Friend obviously knows the subject area well. He is right to highlight the importance of making sure that we provide good quality support for vulnerable children. The report has a lot of interesting suggestions in it and he is right. I can commit to him that we will respond in due course.
ENDS
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