Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield's has created a Stability Index to help councils and schools reduce unnecessary changes. She has raised concerns at the high number of looked-after children being moved about, experiencing changes in school, home or social worker. The report found that:
She said that children need stability as they grow up and a lack of continuity of care and education is strongly linked with lower attainment, behavioural and emotional difficulties and hinders their chances to establish relationships.