Increased support for care leavers and new legislation to reduce out of area placements must also be introduced as part of a major reform of the children's social care system, according to a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for looked-after children and care leavers.
The report, which reveals the results of a spotlight inquiry on the care system, will feed into the upcoming Care Review.
Steve McCabe, chair of the APPG and Labour MP for Selly Oak, said: “Care-experienced young people often report feeling less connected to their communities – dislocated from where they may have been before and stigmatised where they may be now.”
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