Member

We will come on to discuss the new corporate parenting measures in the Bill. They will ensure that government departments and relevant public bodies take looked-after children and care leavers into consideration when designing policies and delivering services. The phrase I would use when I had responsibility for children’s services is that looking after children is everyone’s business. Everyone has a role and a responsibility; the important thing is making sure that it is measured and acted upon. The intention of the new corporate parenting measures is to level the playing field for children in care and care leavers, who do not have, as we have heard, the family support networks that their peers benefit from.