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Government response to Public Services Committee, 3rd report of Session 2022-23: A response to the Children's social care implementation strategy

Published 25 July 2023

Public Services Committee Review of the Children’s social care implementation strategy and family hubs rollout Report on parliament.uk ↗

At a glance

The government's response

This document responds to 3rd Report - A response to the children’s social care implementation strategy.

This is the government's response, published 25 July 2023.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government responds to each of the Committee's recommendations on its 'Built on Love' strategy, setting out reform plans while taking a phased 'test and learn' approach and saying it will 'consider' or 'carefully consider' several proposals.

  • On rolling out Family Help to all local authorities at once, it notes the request but will first work with "up to 12 local areas" through Pathfinders, and will assess the level and form of investment needed as it approaches the next Spending Review.
  • On kinship care, the government "will carefully consider" defining it in primary legislation, and aims to publish a Kinship Care Strategy "by the end of 2023".
  • On foster carer targets, it "will consider this recommendation carefully", working with regional areas, and says it "envisage[s]" 50% of local authorities joining the regional recruitment programme this Parliament.
  • On Regional Care Cooperatives, it "agree[s]" a strong accountability regime is needed and intends to provide legislative underpinning "in due course, and when parliamentary time allows".

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