Children's Social Care Independent Review

(asked on 19th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the implementation strategy for recommendations from the independent review of children’s social care; and what steps she will take to involve care experienced people in her announcement.


Answered by
Claire Coutinho Portrait
Claire Coutinho
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
This question was answered on 27th January 2023

The department is rapidly working up an ambitious and detailed implementation strategy in response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, which we will publish shortly.

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.

​The department has established the National Implementation Board to challenge and support the development of the reform programme. The Board is chaired by a minister and its membership is made up of sector leaders with experience of leading transformational change, and those with lived experience of the children’s social care system.

Since July 2022, the Board has provided advice and challenge on the strategy and our delivery plans, to help ensure we are taking the right actions to secure the outcomes we want to see for children and families in the short, medium, and long term.

​There will be other avenues through which people can engage with the reform programme beyond the National Implementation Board. The department will share information on this shortly. ​​

Reticulating Splines