You can listen to ⁦@annelongfield⁩’s speech about the future of children’s social care live on YouTube now. We’ll also be hearing from children in care about their experiences. "It’s over thirty years since Parliament passed the Children Act, giving all local authorities a statutory duty to provide help to any child who needed it to maintain 'a normal standard of health and development' - and to provide this help in a way that works with families."

We surveyed impatient mental health ward managers, and spoke to staff and children in two wards to see how Covid-19 and lockdown has affected their hospital experiences childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/report/inpatie… 71% of in-patient mental health wards stopped children from having visits from their parents during lockdown. In some cases this lasted for three months. One child told us how hard it was that "everyone else can hug their parents, but I can’t"