Corporate parenting by local authorities is seen by many to be providing insufficient support in crucial areas of looked-after children’s lives. For example, just 1 per cent make it to university and those who do enter further education are often critical of the bureaucracy they face when trying to arrange accommodation and finances. Many looked-after children are also unaware of their advocacy rights, so when things go wrong they often feel they have nobody to turn to.
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June 26, 2006 in Community Care
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