Member

I am going to quote the Drive Forward Foundation again and belatedly acknowledge the Family Rights Group for its work on kinship. We have seen first-hand the immense potential of care-experienced young people and the systemic barriers that prevent them thriving. Despite the Government’s role as a corporate parent, care leavers face disproportionately poor outcomes. They are three times more likely to be NEET, twice as likely to suffer from mental health issues and are at significantly higher risk of homelessness. By forcing the Government to publish a local care offer and then making local authorities have a duty to publish their minimum standards for that offer, we should avoid many of the traps that capture care leavers.