The seven-point document, produced by the Department for Education and Care Leavers' Foundation, is intended to act as a guide for local authorities and practitioners working with care leavers.
The charter was created by care leavers over a two-year period and will be officially launched next Monday by children's minister Edward Timpson to mark National Care Leavers’ Week.
“The key purpose for the charter is to try to eliminate the stereotypes behind care leavers,” said Scott King, 23, a care leaver who was part of the team that consulted young people and professionals on the charter.
“Aspirations for care leavers are so low, but expectations are so high. This charter is about the hearts and minds of the care leavers themselves and thinking about them as individuals, so they are treated with dignity,” he said.
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