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Young people: 'We are begging next government to improve children's services'

Young people have told cross-party MPs in Westminster that they are "not asking, but begging" the next government to change the system around children's social care.
Children's Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza called for government to listen to her young ambassadors, who she brought to the stage. Picture: Amrit Virdi
Children's Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza called for government to listen to her young ambassadors, who she brought to the stage. Picture: Amrit Virdi

Young people made the claim and shared personal experiences of accessing services, including social care and mental health, at a meeting of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for children and sector experts including Children's Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza.

The APPG, in collaboration with the National Children’s Bureau and chaired by APPGC co-chair Baroness Tyler, saw one young person remark that she’s “not asking, but begging the next government to change the system”.

Care leavers, parents, and children with special educational needs and mental health struggles spoke to key sector figures and parliamentarians on 14 May at Porticullis House, Westminster.

De Souza opened discussions by bringing her young ambassadors onto the stage with her, and called for every party to write children’s versions of their manifestos.

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