The Children’s Homes Association (CHA) has today published a new report warning that Welsh Government’s policy to eliminate profit from children’s residential care is being implemented without a funded or realistic delivery plan — creating immediate risks for children, local authorities, and the care workforce.
CHA stands ready to work with Parliament, government, local authorities and the regulator to turn the PAC’s findings into a practical national plan that delivers safe, stable, high-quality placements and better value for the public. We call for action on 8 practical fixes.
The Children’s Homes Association (CHA) has accused government and Ofsted of ducking responsibility for a children’s residential care system that is “lurching from crisis to crisis”.
At the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into the financial sustainability of children's care homes, The Children’s Homes Association (CHA) told MPs that government reforms are on course to fail the most vulnerable children in England, warning of a “looming care crisis” that will negatively impact both children and council taxpayers.
The Children’s Homes Association (CHA), representing providers across England and Wales, today responds to the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report Managing children’s residential care and the statement from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
"The absence of specialist input from the children’s residential care sector in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care is now evident. It is producing serious consequences for the future quality and sustainability of children’s social care."
