Achieving for Children (AfC)
Kingston Council is addressing ongoing concerns about children's mental health waiting lists and implementing recommendations from a March 2024 independent review.
Kingston Council's Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel discussed children's mental health waiting lists on 22 October 2026, noting persistent challenges despite progress. An independent review, published in March 2024, identified five key recommendations, including a new core delivery model with a lead provider for these services, which Achieving for Children (AfC) previously managed.
Achieving for Children (AfC) also supports the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) in both boroughs. Kingston SACRE appointed its Chair and Vice-Chair for the 2026-27 academic year on 19 October 2026, while Richmond SACRE was scheduled to consider its 2025-26 annual report on 8 October 2026.
Achieving for Children (AfC) is a social enterprise company created in 2014 by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It provides children's services, including education support, neurodevelopmental assessment, and therapy services, across both boroughs.
Key facts
- Kingston's Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel discussed children's mental health waiting lists on 22 October 2026. Source
- An independent review of children's mental health services was published in March 2024. Source
- The independent review recommended a new core delivery model with a lead provider. Source
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