1996, I left care and found myself in a bedsit. My first Christmas Day I had a Pot Noodle on my own. Fast forward 30 years and young people leaving care are doing the same. How can we let this happen? Children in care are still children.

Every day across the country, hundreds of vulnerable children in our care system are being groomed, exploited, and forced into criminal activity. Many of them are missing from school — not because they choose to be, but because predators have taken their place as guardians. This

Silence protects no one. It's time for an honest reckoning. Across the country, vulnerable children are being abused and exploited by predators and criminal gangs — and we are failing them. Children in care, among the most at risk, are crying out for protection while life-saving

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Between 1970 and 1996, hundreds of children suffered horrific abuse at Skircoat Lodge Children's Home in Halifax. Their stories are not isolated—every town and city across the country has its own hidden history of cruelty and silence. Today, thousands of survivors are still.

Imagine being a child, alone in the care system, treated worse than a stray dog. This is the reality for hundreds—going missing, lured into gangs, abused by predators, and some so broken they take their own lives. The media mentions it one day, and the next, it's forgotten—just.

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Despite existing laws and regulations governing children’s social care, the ongoing suffering of vulnerable children reveals a fundamental failure in the system. This failure is unacceptable. We call on politicians across all parties to unite in support of Clause 21 of the.

Hundreds of young lives have been cut short—robbed of their futures—because of the relentless neglect they faced within our broken care system. I speak for the countless others who survive, but only just, trapped in cycles of addiction, mental illness, and despair. All because.

Children and young people in care require robust legal protection. It is not enough for corporate parents to simply be alert; they must demonstrate due regard. Mere awareness does not equate to accountability.

The Care Movement is gaining unstoppable momentum. Its vision is clear: a care system that not only protects but empowers. A system that provides meaningful opportunities in education and employment. One that treats children and young people with dignity, respect, and equality. A.

RT @TerryGalloway: This was really nice of Baroness Blake to say in the House of Lords last week. Even though we are not agreeing on Clause….

Children in care are still children. We are on the brink of transforming the care system—once and for all. Policies and official documents are often long, tedious, and deliberately vague. That’s why I wrote my second book, The State of It—to expose the political side of the care

Young people leaving care are placed in shared accommodation with random strangers. No risk assessments. No checks. Take it or face homelessness. Some choose the streets because it feels safer. I’ll say that again: some young people leaving care feel safer on the streets than in.

For decades, our care system has failed the most vulnerable children, allowing them to be abused, raped, and exploited by predators. Disturbingly, some individuals view being a child of the state as a license for unchecked abuse — and successive governments, past and present,.

WIN. Local Connections Exemption.Care-experienced individuals are exempt from local connection requirements, ensuring access to support and services regardless of geographical ties. Equality Impact Assessments (Working Progress).Care experience must be explicitly considered in.

The care movement is no longer on the sidelines—it’s front and centre. The law is changing, and with it comes a clear message: every child and young person deserves a life of dignity, safety, and endless opportunity. No exceptions. The state has a duty to our most vulnerable.

The children's home scandal rivals the Post Office scandal in scale and severity — yet it remains largely unspoken. For decades, millions of vulnerable children were subjected to rape, sexual abuse, and systemic neglect. Their suffering was ignored, dismissed, and buried beneath.

This is the civil rights movement of our time. Every week, I receive messages from young people across the country, sharing deeply personal accounts of their experiences in the care system—photos of rooms plagued by damp, audio recordings of fights in corridors, and reports of.