The Government is keen to improve outcomes for looked-after children and young people, but is still working out the details of a strategy to achieve this.
Speaking at the launch of the What Makes the Difference care-leavers project last week, junior youth minister Maria Eagle said: "We will publish a green paper. We are not completely committed to whether it is light green or dark green, or what the timescale will be. But I am committed to policies that will make a big step forward."
She added that key considerations, if the Government is to improve outcomes, include empowerment, improving relationships with care-leavers, and better corporate parenting.
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