Children’s Commissioner for England speaks to Lords Committee on children’s social care policy

On Wednesday 11 November at 11.00am, the House of Lords Public Services Committee will hear from Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner for England in an evidence session that will focus on issues highlighted as part of the committee's current inquiry examining children's social care services.

The session can be watched live or on demand at Parliament TV or heard in person in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster.

Topics for discussion will include:

• How the children's social care system meets the demands of those with complex needs (including deprivation of liberty orders)
• Unregistered care homes and associated risks
• Foster care challenges and DfE's plans to address these
• Residential care market reform
• Government reform