"Children and young people need support from outside the system. Councils need to think through how this will happen and how they ensure children know about their right to have an advocate," said John Kemmis, chief executive of Voice for the Child in Care.
His comments follow a report by Roger Morgan, children's rights director at the Commission for Social Care Inspection, that reveals proposed changes to social services' complaints procedure won't alter the fact that many children find it very difficult to complain.
Morgan consulted children and young people last month to find out what they thought about the changes. Many told him it was not possible to write a complaint on one of the questionnaires when someone like a foster carer or member of staff was helping you fill it in.
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