Amber Dellar
Researcher
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Ten things we learned from the King’s Speech 2026
What did the King’s Speech tell us about the government’s priorities for the new session?
Fixing the children’s social care market: Recommendations
Many children live in placements that do not meet their needs. The government’s reforms are promising, but rely on more joined-up public services.
Fixing the children’s social care market: The consequences of a broken care market
Many children live in placements that do not meet their needs. The government’s reforms are promising, but rely on more joined-up public services.
Fixing the children’s social care market: Available placements do not meet the needs of children in care
Many children live in placements that do not meet their needs. The government’s reforms are promising, but rely on more joined-up public services.
Fixing the children’s social care market: The changing nature of demand for care placements
Many children live in placements that do not meet their needs. The government’s reforms are promising, but rely on more joined-up public services.
Fixing the children’s social care market: Summary
Many children live in placements that do not meet their needs. The government’s reforms are promising, but rely on more joined-up public services.
Fixing the children’s social care market
Many children live in placements that do not meet their needs. The government’s reforms are promising, but rely on more joined-up public services.
How can the government join up the delivery of its SEND reforms?
Clearer accountability and better-aligned incentives will help the government’s SEND reforms achieve their aims.
The government should be clear about the trade-offs involved in SEND reform
Decisions about legal safeguards will shape the future SEND system.
Actions fall short of ambition in the government’s new homelessness strategy
The government has set broadly the right destination for the homelessness system, but the changes it proposes aren’t enough to get it there.