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Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 March 2026

Debate

Children in Care: Illegal Accommodation

Contribution

Looked-after children have the richest parents in the country—the state—but they have been let down over many successive Governments. One of the best sources of information to make improvements to the services is the life experience of looked-after children themselves. Can the Minister tell the House how young people who have gone through the system will be able to inform the decision-making process to enable improvements to the system?

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