‘Stretched’ social workers struggling to navigate ‘complicated’ overseas placements
Community Care
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Looked-after children are being denied their right to a family because of councils’ lack of data on potential overseas placements and “stretched” social workers’ difficulties in exploring them, a charity has warned. Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) found that UK local authorities explored the possibility of reuniting just 233 children in care with family members in a different country in 2018-20, with an “extremely low”112 being placed.
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