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Amber Dellar
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Researcher, public services @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Focusing on schools and local government, particularly children's social care and homelessness. She/her
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Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank.

Great summary of @instituteforgovernment.org.uk's analysis by @kiranstacey.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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I go into more detail on the issue - including what the Labour government plans to do about it - in our recent Performance Tracker report
Performance Tracker 2025: Children's social care | Institute for Government
Care costs are rising without outcomes improving in step. The government’s reform agenda is promising, but relies on more joined-up public services.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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So while this advert from Cornwall might be shocking, it represents a much deeper problem affecting pretty much every council and many children in care with very complex needs

And it's far from an inevitable situation. As Lady Arden wrote in a Supreme Court judgment in 2021 👇
“It is not entirely clear to me… why the Secretary of State cannot or cannot yet enable all children who need to do so to enjoy the security of a registered home. This problem is clearly not a new one… It is not satisfactory that the courts should be used to address not just a specific gap but a systemic gap in the provision of care for children.”
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM