Ministers have been urged to ‘rocket boost’ fostering in order to tackle a severe shortage of carers, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said.
The MacAlister review of children’s social care in England last year called for £2.6 billion of new spending over four years.Children’s minister Claire Coutinho said £11 billion is spent on the children’s social care system overall, with a further £2.3 billion coming in the last autumn statement.
‘You can’t just fund a system with money, you do need to make sure the reforms work properly,’ she told the Today programme, being guest edited to highlight issues in fostering.
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