Children’s Social Care Services: Independent Review

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the Northern Ireland Assembly am 2:45 pm ar 10 Mehefin 2024.

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Photo of Colin McGrath Colin McGrath Social Democratic and Labour Party 2:45, 10 Mehefin 2024

The best involvement that children can have with social services is no involvement because it is not required. When we asked Professor Jones that question last week, he cited things such as the two-child benefit cap and the lack of a poverty strategy as contributors to the conditions that mean that children will require involvement with social services. What work is the Minister doing with Executive colleagues to try to prevent poverty and enable children to stay away from social services?