Shazia Hussain, Author at The Independent Review of Children's Social Care

Thank you for visiting the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care’s website.

Following the publication of the independent review in May 2022, the Government has published its strategy and consultation on children’s social care, Stable Homes, Built on Love. The strategy and consultation was published on 2^nd February 2023. It responds to the recommendations made by the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and also to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report into the tragic murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson; and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Review into children’s social care placements.

This website will be closed down by 10^th March 2023. An archived version will be saved with the National Archives and will be available in due course.

Hearing from kinship carers on the case for change

It’s been five weeks since we published the Case for Change, I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to offer feedback. You have until the 13th August to respond via our feedback form, please take some time to share your views. Working through pre-set questions in the form is one way to […]

Summer plans for engagement – blog from Shazia Hussain

Blog from Shazia Hussain – head of the support team to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. Last week the Review hit a significant milestone – we set out the Case for Change – a key document which sets out the big problems in children’s social care and which we hope will open up […]