care leavers' charter.
Speaking at the Who Cares? Trust's Listen Up event last week, children's minister Edward Timpson confirmed that since its launch last October, 110 of the 152 English local authorities have pledged to incorporate the measures in the charter into their own care leaver policies and practice.
The charter, produced by the Department for Education but developed by young people, sets out the principles that underpin good quality support for care leavers to smooth their transition to adulthood.
Last year, the minister wrote to directors of children's services asking all local authorities to sign up to the charter, and to discuss with their children in care council what needs to be done to embed the principles in their practice.
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