Investing in workforce ‘critical’ to improving outcomes for young people

Placements for children in care costing over £500,000 per year are on the rise, causing financial strain on local authorities and little improvement in outcomes. The number of placements costing the equivalent of this figure per year has grown from 120 to 1,500 between 2018 and 2023, according to Local Government Association (LGA) analysis. Research,…