Concern expressed over “misleading” myth-busting guide

NIROMP has joined forces with 49 other organisations and social work experts to urge the withdrawal of key sections of new ‘myth busting’ guide about England’s care system. The so-called ‘myth busting’ guidance is on the Children’s Social Care Innovation site.

The joint letter was sent to the Minister for Children and Families today, and copied to the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, Ofsted’s National Director for Social Care and HM Chief inspector of Probation.

The full text of the joint letter and the list of signatories is below:

Open letter to Nadhim Zahawi MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families
Department for Education

4 September 2018

Dear Minister

‘MYTH BUSTING’ GUIDE ON STATUTORY GUIDANCE

We write to express our deep concern about the ‘myth busting’ guide, which was recently published on your Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme microsite.

Several parts of the document incorrectly…

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