Member

Finally, as the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, said, Amendment 99 in my name calls for the publication of a national offer. It is really important to draw the line here between the national offer and a local offer. The national offer should be a foundation that no care leaver should fall below. That does not mean we might not hope that local areas might be able to do more than that, if they have the resources or the capacity, or if they acknowledge a particular issue, problem or local circumstances. The local offer will vary from the national, but it should not fall below the foundation of the national level that meets the basics that should be available to every care leaver. That is the intention of this amendment.