Dame Rachel de Souza has launched a consultation to ask care-experienced people whether they believe care experience should be made a protected characteristic, after a nationwide campaign led by care leavers led 46 councils to adopt the policy.
This comes after De Souza met with a group of care-experienced young people about the campaign in June, to discuss recommendations laid out in their protected characteristics report.
De Souza said: "As children's commissioner, it is my job to listen to the views and voices of children and young people. I want to ensure that it is their voices that are reflected in the debate around care experience as a protected characteristic, so we can make sure that any policy changes are based on what they think would make the most difference to improve their lives and outcomes.
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