Hundreds of thousands of 'invisible' children falling through gaps, warn peers
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mirror.co.ukHundreds of thousands of "invisible" children are falling through gaps between social and education services across England, according to a damning new report.
Only one in 10 vulnerable children attended school or early years education during lockdown and their plight was made worse by fewer home visits by social workers, the Lords Public Services Committee heard.
Analysis by the Children’s Commissioner’s Office estimated that 829,000 vulnerable children were invisible to services before the pandemic.
The total is believed to be much higher now after lockdown forced closures of schools, youth clubs and children's centres. In the first comprehensive analysis of how public services worked during the pandemic, peers found years of under
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