Major reforms to Welsh care system needed, finds Senedd committee

Report raises concerns about near 23% rise in children in care over 10 years amid serious shortage of social workers

Radical reforms to the care system in Wales are needed to address a “shocking” rise in the number of looked after children, a Welsh parliament committee has concluded.

The committee said the number of children in care was up by almost 23% since 2013 while at the same time there were shortages of qualified social workers.