Children's Social Care National Implementation Board

(asked on 20th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representatives from the independent children social care sector will be included on the National Implementation Board for the Social Care Review.


Answered by
Claire Coutinho Portrait
Claire Coutinho
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
This question was answered on 10th January 2023

The National Implementation Board was established to advise, support, and challenge the department on its delivery of children’s social care reform. It is made up of individuals with expertise in leading transformational change and direct experience of the children’s social care system. Its membership can be found online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-social-care-national-implementation-board/list-of-members-childrens-social-care-national-implementation-board. The Board does not include any members from the independent care sector.

Since publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, officials have engaged with stakeholders across the Children’s Social Care sector to deliver the ambitious and detailed Implementation Strategy that is needed. As part of this engagement, the Children’s Homes Association meets with officials on a fortnightly basis and has representation on an Expert Advisory Group, which was established to look at Standards of Care. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education will also be hosting a roundtable with children’s homes providers in early 2023.

The department is committed to engaging widely with those with care experience and all interested stakeholders, to help us drive the right change and scale up good practice across the country.  There will be other avenues through which people can engage with the reform programme, including consultations and a range of advisory groups. The department will share information on this in early 2023.

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