Thirteen out of the 141 local authorities in England who responded to the study said they did not have a children in care council in place despite the expectation to have them set up this year. Children in care councils allow looked-after children to have a greater say about the care they receive.
Care Matters, which was published in June 2007, placed a number of requirements on local authorities to improve the care looked-after young people receive.
The study also found that at least 15 local authorities had not provided all the looked-after young people from their area who had gone on to higher education this academic year with their required bursaries. Just over half of the local authorities who responded to the study struggled to say how many looked-after young people in their area had received higher education grants.
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