Care experienced young people

The Department for Education has published the findings of an independent review exploring deaths among care experienced young adults in England. The review analysed all care leaver death notifications in...

September 2, 2026

Leaving Care

The practical steps policymakers must take to raise outcomes for young people leaving care

To mark Care Leavers’ Month, Dame Rachel De Souza sets out the changes needed to improve support for care-experienced young people into adulthood. Read more.

November 4, 2025

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Experts call for boost to care-experienced mentoring support

Researchers are calling for investment in evidence-backed mentoring and befriending initiatives for care-experienced children and young people after analysis found they can boost mental health, reduce trauma...

May 8, 2025

Category - Leaving Care

Leaving Care Looked After Children News Outcomes/Policy

Leicestershire Cares – Taking our Universal Credit policy asks to London!

In recent months, we have been working with three of our care experienced young people on a national project which aims to improve welfare support for care leavers. Led by Learning and Work Institute, this project is...

April 25, 2022

Leaving Care News

Basic income pilot scheme for care leavers to be trialled in Wales

All young people leaving care in Wales at the age of 18 are to be offered the chance to take part in a basic income pilot scheme under which they will receive £1,600 a month for up to two years. The money will be given...

February 16, 2022

Leaving Care News

Ofsted plans care leaver progress judgement in Children’s Services inspections

Ofsted has revealed plans to include a standalone judgment on the progress of care leavers in its inspection framework for local authority children’s service. The inspectorate told CYP Now that it plans to launch a...

February 14, 2022

Leaving Care Looked After Children News

Care Leavers feel they left care too early, Ofsted research shows

More than a third of care leavers feel they left care too early and report feeling “lonely”, “unsafe” and unable to manage finances, a new report by Ofsted reveals. The inspectorate’s new report Ready or not: care...

January 19, 2022

Leaving Care Looked After Children News

Comparison site for care leaver offers launches

The creators of the Care Leaver Local Offer website say it is the first comparison site showing what English councils are doing for care leavers. They hope that compiling the information in one place will identify gaps...

September 29, 2021

Leaving Care Looked After Children Outcomes/Policy

Age Of Discrimination Law Change Will Mean Children in Care Expected to Live Independently At Just 16

A change in English law will allow those making decisions about where children in care live to discriminate on the basis of their age. The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021...

September 9, 2021

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Care leavers

What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care has published an analysis of the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve outcomes for young people transitioning into adult living arrangements. A review of 15...

August 2, 2021

Leaving Care Looked After Children

Campaign to ban unregulated accommodation for all children ramps up

Parents and politicians have rallied behind a campaign to ban unregulated accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds. The government has pledged to ban such provision for under-16s, but ministers have ruled out halting...

May 12, 2021

Leaving Care Looked After Children News

National standards for unregulated accommodation ‘would lower leaving care age to 16’, Labour peer warns

Government plans to introduce national standards for unregulated accommodation for older teenagers will “in effect reduce the leaving care age to 16”, a member of the House of Lords has warned. Read the full article on...

March 24, 2021

Leaving Care Looked After Children

‘Taking Hold of our Heritage’ digital book available from Leicestershire Cares

The Taking Back Our Heritage was a project which investigated care experienced young people’s memory, history and narrative. If you would like to view Taking Hold of Our Heritage as a digital flippable book, then please...

March 1, 2021

Category - Leaving Care

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