At the Conservative Party conference in October, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to "put right" the poor education and life outcomes for looked-after children that "shame our country".
Almost a decade earlier, then Prime Minister Tony Blair made a similar point, claiming that it was "appalling" that "only eight per cent of children in care gain five decent GCSEs and only one per cent go to university".
While it is encouraging that children in care remain at the forefront of government thinking, it would seem our policies and responses have so far been unsuccessful; whether due to shortcomings in services, complexity of the problems themselves, our analysis and understanding of the issues involved, or a combination of all three.
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