Recommendation 72

Care leavers have some of the poorest outcomes in society across a range of measures, and the support available to them falls far short of what is needed. The state has a grave responsibility to the children it takes 93 into its care, and these outcomes are simply not good enough. We were disappointed at the limited range of measures regarding care leavers in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and urge the Department for Education to prioritise this in its work. (Conclusion, Paragraph 191)