It is brilliant to see a Secretary of State take this issue so seriously and get a grip on it so early on in her time in government. Figures published last week show that the number of children placed far from home increased by 51% over the last decade between 2014 and 2024. Does the Secretary of State agree that it is about not only capacity, quality and cost, but the geography of the placements, to ensure that when children are placed away from their families, they can stay in touch?
Children’s Social Care
Proceeding contribution from
Jake Richards
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 November 2024.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Children’s Social Care.
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