Rennie comments on embargoed care system report

Commenting on the embargoed joint report by the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General, which warns that the care system in Scotland lacks clarity and accountability, Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

“Care-experienced children have told MSPs on the education committee that they aren’t feeling the change which was promised. They were angry and today’s report only makes clearer that they are right to be.

“The report shows that the SNP has let down children in care by promising major reform without any assessment of the resources and skills needed to bring it about. There has been a vacuum of clear leadership, and a lack of urgency and cohesion.

“The government must now prioritise the development of a comprehensive roadmap with clear actions and timescales if the transformation of care is to be fully realised.”