Analysis of 43 police and crime plans currently in place, carried out by youth advocacy service NYAS, finds that just 10 contain commitments to support care-experienced children “despite children in care being 15 times more likely to be criminalised than other children”.
The research also raises concerns that just eight police and crime plans “explicitly mention children in care and care leavers”.
It adds that “most police and crime plans are focused on child sexual abuse and exploitation in the context of victim support, but rarely were links made to children who go missing from care”.
As part of its Trouble with the Law campaign, the organisation has written to every police and crime commissioner and Mayor responsible for policing, sharing its findings.
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