CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Coming up for air – what councils need to think about

John Fowler looks at the range of ways in which councils can help children and young people recover from the impact of the pandemic.

Children are back in school, the target date for lifting social distancing rules is 21 June and the aim is to offer a COVID-19 jab to every adult by the end of July. So it's business as usual. Or is it?

Two issues for councils to think about: the life experiences of the vast majority of children and the small minority of children who have been significantly affected by the lockdown.

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