The Cabinet of Barking and Dagenham Council resolved to approve the Council's Looked After Children Sufficiency Strategy 2026-2030 on 14 July 2026. The strategy outlines how the council will meet its responsibility for the capacity and capability of placements and accommodation for children in care. This includes delivering short-term actions to eliminate the use of unregistered placements, progressing the development of in-house children's homes, and developing a crisis house model.