"Take more children into care" says Barnardos chief

Just read an article in the Telegraph online http://tinyurl.com/bay4q4

I know that there are occasions that families are so broken down that it may be necessary to take the children into care but I really think that this should be a measure of last resort, Going hand in hand with that statement though - I also believe that when there are serious concerns that children are at risk of harm then the authorities should act swiftly.

The big issue that always seems to crop up is that people involved in child welfare are always trying to meet some gov't target rather than really considering the children involved, they lose sight of what is best for the children and look for solutions that please their bosses or gain positive press stories or score political points.

Then when I read stories like http://tinyurl.com/bj8k8m where councils are awarded financial rewards for meeting adoption targets makes me wonder how often the drive to take children into care is linked with the need to find more children available for adoption!!! It is a disgusting
thing to consider but I wonder how often it happens considering how the authorities seem to regard us as commodities rather than the people they are supposed to serve, they are the experts and THEY know what is best for us, we are just resources to be used and abused for their purposes.