Children's Rights Officers and Advocates said a number of councils had no provision at all, while in around half the number of advocates available to advise children was inadequate.
National development manager Judy Templeton told Children Now that despite the fact that funding has been available for five years, and that new guidance came into force on 1 April giving children in care and in need the right to independent advocacy, some councils had still made no progress on providing advocates.
She also said there were concerns about the independence of advocates because government guidance allows them to be employed by local authorities.
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