Jun/090
Children being taken into care unnecessarily
Research has shown that Social Services are misusing the Children Act and taking children into care that don’t actually need to be. Some families merely need help, rather than taking the children away.
It has been emphasised many times that children should only be taken away from their families as a last resort, and that the families should receive support to prevent their children being taken into care. Researches also feel that the welfare of the whole family should be taken into consideration and supported, rather than just the child as this will in turn keep more children from entering into the care system. This was the goal of the Children Act in the first place.
Although the government is urging Social Services to thoroughly look at their cases before removing any child, they are not going to review guidance as to how to act and enforce the Children Act.
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