The letter, addressed to education secretary Gavin Williamson, was started by John Radoux, a children’s counsellor who grew up in care and has worked for 16 years in children’s homes.
It presses the government to honour a pledge in the Conservative Party manifesto to carry out a review of the care system.
“We fully support the need for such a review, and want to urge you to be ambitious regarding its scope,” it says.
The letter details “significant concerns that have been highlighted through research, the courts and in the media over recent months”.
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