Government is showing a lack of experience with many major decisions. It is observable with children’s social care. This is creating confusion, disbelief, dismay, despair, disengagement amongst service providers, local…
In its latest addressing of the current situation facing residential child care NCERCC creatively constructs one of the first public statements a Secretary of State for Children in a new…
Transfixing the nation with the narrow mantra of no tax rises has led to not taking the wider view of take home pay. A Federation of Small Business spokesperson interviewed…
With permission of Dawn Bowden, Minister for Social Care, and Welsh Government, NCERCC are publishing their response to the NCERCC analysis and evaluation of the Health and Social Care Bill…
NCERCC, being independent experts in Residential Child Care and its planning, and independent of governments, local authorities, and providers, offers a unique position to evaluate policy proposals. The major message…
A Government update by its agency Ofsted came on the day after term finished for many schools and on one of the busiest travel days of the year. People switching…
The Children's Rights Charter. The Children’s Rights Alliance for England ( CRAE) and 90 supporting organisations are calling for the new UK Government to take urgent action on children's rights.…
The UNCRC, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) came into legal force in Scotland this week. It could and should have been in the Kings…
Dear new government, We’ve heard lots about political and economic planning. We need to hear about the planning for the country emotionally and psychologically. This is not the same as…
Does the evidenced exclusion of higher level needs of some children in care in the current election reveal they have fallen out of collective Parliamentary minds? What is to be done?…