In June 2023, the Independent review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland was published1.
The review was commissioned in October 2021 by the Minister for Health in Northern Ireland and began in February 2022. It set out to understand and evaluate issues within Northern Ireland’s children’s social care services, and the experiences of service users and providers.
Information was gathered from a wide range of sources including children and young people, parents and carers and service providers.
Our CASPAR briefing summarises the review’s reflections and recommendations around a wide range of topics, including:
References
Jones , R. (2023) The Northern Ireland review of children's social care services (PDF). Belfast: Children’s Social Care Services Review.Our CASPAR briefings help people working or volunteering with children and young people understand changes to safeguarding and child protection policy and guidance. They also summarise key research and reports from independent bodies such as Ofsted or the Care Inspectorate.
Sets out who looked after children are, why they may need additional help, and ways to provide them with the support they need.
Find out how the child protection system works in Northern Ireland, including information on reporting concerns, key legislation and guidance and more.
Summary of key points from three documents published by the Department for Education (DfE) with proposals to reform children’s social care in England.
