“Today’s report by The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel underlines the urgent need to address race, culture and ethnicity in child safeguarding and we support the Panel’s call for a sea change in practice.
“While the Report finds some progress in understanding how race, culture and ethnicity can inform safeguarding practices, it identifies that these issues are not considered in any depth or specificity.
“As a What Works Centre, we know that there are stark evidence gaps about the experiences and outcomes of racially minoritised children in children’s social care, despite the over-representation of these children in safeguarding reviews.
“Foundations is committed to taking a proactive role in addressing the issues the Panel identifies. We will continue to integrate considered and critical examination of race, racism and racial bias into our work, generating evidence on what works to inform local safeguarding strategies, empower leaders and practitioners, and strengthen our collective ability to protect children.”
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Contact: Charlotte Kelsted, Senior Press Officer: 07773 647 480 / charlotte.kelsted@foundations.org.uk
