Archived news
October 2006
Can the State be a Good Parent? - Making the Difference for Looked After Children and Care Leavers
Strong and Prosperous Communities - local government White Paper
Review of the National Minimum Standards for Children's Social Services
Can the State be a Good Parent? - Making the Difference for Looked After Children and Care Leavers
The National Leaving Care Advisory Service and the What Makes the Difference? project have completed a joint piece of work to look at corporate parenting. The launch of the publication, Can the State be a Good Parent? coincides with the publication of the Green Paper, Care Matters. You can download a free copy of the booklet here: If you would like to be sent a hard copy, please contact Symone Smith on 020 7840 5620 or email symone.smith@raineronline.org
Strong and Prosperous Communities - local government White Paper
In October, the Department for Communities and local Governement launched its White Paper, Strong and Properous Communities, which addresses the role of local government in tackling disadvantage. It is concerned with rebalancing the relationship between central government, local governement and local people, and, among other things sets out a 'radical simplification fo the performance framework for local authority outcomes'. It can be downloaded at www.communities.gov.uk
Review of the National Minimum Standards for Children's Social Services
NLCAS submitted our views into this consultation. We support the adoption of a proportionate approach to the inspection of children's services and wish to see an extension in the remit of the scope of the National Minimum Standards to include specialist leaving care services and in particular supported accommodation in which young people who are still looked after or have recently left care are placed.