CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Focusing on fostering pressures

Rising numbers of children entering care means the foster system is under severe pressure. Cllr Richard Watts explains why real action by government is now needed.

By Cllr Richard Watts | 29 November 2016

Every 20 minutes a child enters the care system in need of a foster family.

Over the last eight years, the number of looked-after children in England has been steadily growing, reaching 70,440 by the end of March this year.

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