The Future Rules report published by the children's rights director is the result of a national conference where 136 young people in care and care leavers gave their views on what should be in the statutory guidance around the Children and Young Persons Act.
More than two-thirds of young people voted that someone from the council should visit looked-after children at least once a month and more than two-thirds of young people said if a child needs an independent adviser other than a social worker, the person should be someone who has been in care themselves.
The Children and Young Persons Act was passed last year but statutory guidance on how to interpret it has not yet been published.
Roger Morgan, children's rights director for England, said: "This is the first time we have been able to give children in care the chance to advise the government directly on what should go into a set of brand new statutory regulations."
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