Radical Reform Inquiry (Wales)
The Children, Young People and Education Committee in Wales held an Inquiry to scrutinise the Welsh Government’s progress in delivering its commitment to ‘explore radical reform of current services for children looked after and care leavers’. The final report (May 2023) and Government’s response (July 2023) have been published and the plenary debate has been held.
The Priorities
The aim of the Inquiry was to set out top line priorities for policy areas where change is needed. This is to ultimately make the biggest difference to the lives of children and young people.
They considered priorities for radical reform in the following three stages of the care system:
- Before care: Safely reducing the number of children in the care system
- In care: Quality services and support for children in care
- After care: On going support when young people leave care
What we think
We responded to the Committee’s consultation in February 2023, outlining our top priorities for radical reform.