More children deemed to be at risk of significant harm but not in immediate danger should remain with their families, England’s most senior children’s social worker has said.
A report by Isabelle Trowler, appointed by government as the first chief social worker for children and families in 2013, argues that cases where the decision to remove a child from their parents could “go either way” should be diverted away from court in order to ease pressure on the care system.
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