Ministerial statementThursday, 4 June 2026

Enduring Relationships Strategy for Children’s Social Care

Minister updates Parliament

Josh MacAlister, Labour MP and chair of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, will present the government's strategy for implementing enduring relationships in children's social care. The strategy aims to ensure children in the care system have stable, continuous relationships with consistent adults, addressing a key finding from MacAlister's 2021 review that recommended moving away from frequent placement changes and staff turnover that damage children's wellbeing and outcomes.

This affects tens of thousands of children in the English care system and determines how local authorities structure social work teams and foster placements. The strategy signals whether the government will fund structural reforms to stabilise children's lives—a major indicator of commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and reducing the instability that often leads to worse educational, health, and criminal justice outcomes.

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Enduring Relationships Strategy for Children’s Social Care

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