"Sometimes they wanted to talk about things that were important to them, like getting more pocket money, sometimes about professional things like their level of care. Some young asylum seekers wanted me to understand what it was like in the country they came from, how they had to hide under a lorry to escape abuse and what a difference it made to them to be here."
Leadbetter, who is married with two grown-up sons, also ensured all of the county's looked-after young people were given a card with his name and personal phone number on it, in case they had a problem.
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