Member

Amendment 117 would require the Secretary of State to seek to ascertain the views of children with expertise of the care system when making regulations that relate to accommodation for children in care, particularly in the context of these regional care co-operatives that we are talking about. I know that many local authorities recognise the value of consulting care-experienced children and young people when making strategic decisions about local provision, and that the Government have already taken welcome steps to engage with children as they think about their future policies, but surely it cannot be right that children and young people’s voices are consigned to