The number of children being taken into care is continuing to fall. Figures from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services (Cafcass) show that in February 2014 there were 885 care applications, a 12 per cent decrease compared to those received in February 2013. February's data is the fourth monthly fall in a row compared with 2012/13 figures, with applications five per cent lower compared to the same period last year.
The government has rejected a proposal to introduce a life skills strategy. The British Youth Council, together with the Youth Select Committee, called on the government to introduce a long-term education strategy, including improvements to personal social education that would better prepare young people for life after school.
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