Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2024-2025
Kingston Council is addressing placement shortages and stability for children in care, following its 2024-2025 Corporate Parenting Annual Report.
Kingston Council's People Committee approved plans in September 2025 for a new children's residential home in Surbiton, set to open in 2026. This decision, made after reviewing the Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2024-2025, aims to address a critical need for local placements, as many children in care are currently placed outside the borough.
The report, discussed by the committee in September 2025, also highlighted concerns about long-term placement stability for children in care, noting that a lack of suitable local placements significantly affects this. As of 2024-25, Kingston Council served as the corporate parent to 112 children in care.
Key facts
- Kingston Council's People Committee approved a new children's residential home in Surbiton in September 2025. Source
- The new children's home in Surbiton is set to open in 2026 and will provide care for up to three children. Source
- The Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2024-2025 was discussed by the People Committee on 23 September 2025. Source 1 Source 2
- As of 2024-25, Kingston Council served as the corporate parent to 112 children in care. Source
- The report noted 67% of children in care for over two and a half years remained in the same placement for at least two years. Source
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