Dr Eunice Lumsden, head of early years education at the University of Northampton, was commenting on figures published for the first time that show that there has been a ‘huge’ rise in the number of newborns who are subject to care proceedings.
The data from the University of Lancaster and funded by the Nuffield Foundation shows that 2,018 babies were taken into care in 2013, compared with 802 in 2008.
A total of 13,248 newborn babies were taken into care between 2007 and 2014.
Separately, the Prime Minister will say today that failing children’s services face takeover by charities and other organisations, if they do not improve after six months of being judged inadequate by Ofsted.
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