Robert Tapsfield, chief executive of the Fostering Network, has welcomed an announcement of pilot sites for the Right2bCared4 programme, which lets children stay in care longer, but wants to see young people given the chance to stay until the age of 21.
"We should not still be having to argue about the importance of children staying in care until they are 18," he said. "Local authorities need to be making it easier for young people in care to stay with their foster carers until they are 20 or 21."
Right2bCared4 will see 11 local authorities look at the best way to plan care around the needs of young people, giving them a greater say on whether they stay in care until 18 or move into independent flats or hostels. The scheme is part of the Care Matters: Time for Change white paper.
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