Speaking to Young People Now after the launch of the Care Matters: Time for Change white paper last week, Beverley Hughes said that youth work is an important part of giving looked-after young people a head start in life - but has been underused in the past.
The white paper proposes a 305m set of initiatives to improve the wellbeing of looked-after young people.
Key proposals include barring local authorities from moving young people in exam year, providing 500 annually for young people not reaching expected standards of achievement, and extending the entitlement to support from a personal adviser from the age of 21 to 25.
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