In September 2023, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, in collaboration with a group of expert academics and clinicians, developed five principles of care for children with complex needs and circumstances.
Today we are publishing a report presenting the thoughts and views on these principles from 13 young people who are either in care or care-experienced. It presents a range of first-hand experiences offering vital insight and evidence.
Led by a team of brilliant and inspiring young volunteers this creative collaboration with Somerset Council shines a spotlight on the experiences of those who are living in care, including those who are subject to deprivation of liberty orders.
The five principles of care were developed to support improvements in the care of children and young people experiencing complex needs and circumstances – those with multiple, overlapping difficulties, and including those who are deprived of their liberty due to concerns about their well-being, many of whom are currently placed in unregulated settings because nowhere else is available. We are encouraged that the young people who took part in this project endorsed these key principles of care – but their experiences provide further evidence that there is a long way to go before they become a reality.
Listen to short audio clips from the care-experienced young people and download the report here
Read more about the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory’s’ five principles of care report here
Read more about the rise in deprivation of liberty orders here
