Jon, 16, was deep in preparation for his GCSEs when he discovered his local authority wanted to move him from foster care to semi-independent accommodation. So Jon contacted Barnardo's who offered to negotiate with the council on his behalf.
"He wasn't happy," reveals Sam Sprigge, his advocate and Barnardo's children's service manager for Barnet and Enfield, who writes to all looked-after children in the two authorities offering to talk to decision makers for them. "He had visited his new place and wasn't comfortable there. He was also concerned that the move would affect his exam performance."
Sprigge got in touch with social services. "The manager agreed to delay the move so Jon could concentrate on his GCSEs," he continues. "Social services are now reconsidering whether to go ahead with the move at all."
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