Drawing on interviews with looked-after children, a study by the National Children’s Bureau and the Prison Reform Trust reported that children say very simple things make a difference.
Care – A Stepping Stone to Custody? The Views of Children in Care on the Links Between Care, Offending and Custody found that children feeling that at least one adult cares what happens to them, having a stable home placement and having a say in the decisions that affect their lives are all important.
The report makes a number of recommendations, including making sure that local authorities fulfil their statutory obligations to looked-after children wherever they are placed, allowing children to stay in placements where they are happy and protecting them from regular changes in social work staff.
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