The view from the chair, session two

December 10, 2012 · by thecareinquiry | in Session two | tagged adoption, care, care system, charity, children and young people, England, evidence, family and friends carers, fostering, government, looked after children, Parliament, research, The Care Inquiry, Who Cares? Trust, young people | Leave a comment

Robert Tapsfield, chair of the Care Inquiry steering group said: “I am chairing today’s session of the Care Inquiry where we are listening to lived experience of care. This is the second of three sessions held with representatives from across the care system and those who have lived and worked with children at different stages […]

Session 2a – Listening to young people with experience of care

December 4, 2012 · by thecareinquiry | in Session two | tagged adoption, care, care system, charity, children, children and young people, England, evidence, family and friends carers, fostering, government, looked after children, Parliament, research, The Care Inquiry, Who Cares? Trust, young people | Leave a comment

Support when leaving care and a desire to be treated as an individual were two of the key themes identified by young people at a special session of the Care Inquiry on Saturday 1 December. The young people, who came from across the UK and had experience of foster care, residential care, adoption and kinship […]