Advocates4U, co-ordinated by children’s rights charity Article 39, said the announcement by children’s minister Vicky Ford that the national standards would be publicly scrutinised was a “fantastic development”.
The group said it hoped the move would more clearly outline the responsibility of local authorities to ensure every child or young person who needs an advocate could access one.
The publication of its progress report on Thursday comes a year after children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield launched her second investigation of advocacy services for children and young people.
At the time, the commissioner put forward 10 recommendations for improving the availability and effectiveness of these services, among which was a requirement for local authorities to set out a local offer strategy showing how advocacy would be delivered.
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