by the charity birthrights. manchester city s premier league victory was marred by a pitch invasion, in which aston villa s goalkeeper was allegedly attacked. good morning. children s social care needs radical change to avoid tens of thousands more youngsters being taken away from theirfamilies that s the warning following a major review of council run children s services in england. the report said struggling families needed earlier support before they reached crisis point and calls for a windfall tax on the profits of the biggest privately run children s homes. here s our social affairs editor alison holt. ok, so let me know how it s been going since the panel. henrietta works with young people to help them pitch ideas and get their voices heard. and also it would be good to know, like, how you found working on the project as well. her own life was shaped by the crisis in the children s care system that today s report wants to change. after two difficult years, she was re
joining me a sandra, we are using herfirst name to joining me a sandra, we are using her first name to protect the identity of the family, she looks after her grandson because her daughter is not able to. dr lucy, let me start with you because this review, this appraisal of those services calls for urgent reform. talk to me may be first of all about some of the areas that are most in need of change. we welcome the focus on kinship care and these recommendations. it feels like a pivotal moment because kinship carers have been battling support for year battling full support for year battling full support for year battling full support for years. it recommends two things which are critical, the first that kinship carers are playing a vital role and the second is that there are strong recommendations to invest in well supported kinship care so we can keep more children in their extended family network where they receive love and stability and do really well. they re things that th