created by Terry Galloway
published on 02 April 2025
🔊 From Abuse to Action — The Day I Sat at Redcar Beach
In October 2022, I stood in Redcar & Cleveland Council Chamber, nervous but determined, as they became the 5th council in the UK to pass the motion to treat Care Experience as if it were a Protected Characteristic.
To most people in the room that day, it was another motion. Another council meeting.
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created by Terry Gallwoway
published on 03 May 2024
Here are extracts of the letter sent by the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Secretary of State for Education 3rd May 2024 to Local Authorities regarding Interntional Homelessness for Care Leavers.
"We expect that intentional homelessness decisions for care leavers are exceptional"
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created by Faye McCarthy, EDI Business Partner, Cambridgeshire County Council
published on 24 April 2024
The Care Leaver Local Offer and Cambridgeshire County Council have co-produced guidance to support public bodies to consider care experience in their own equality impact assessment (EIA) processes.
The guide comes because many local authorities have passed the motion to treat ‘care experience’ as a protected characteristic.
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created by Terry Galloway
published on 09 July 2023
Rachel Mclean MP Minister of State (Housing and Planning)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Dear Minister,
Subject: Proposal for Statutory Instrument to Enable Permitted Development from C3 to C2 for Small Children's Homes
I hope this letter finds you well.
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created by Terry Galloway
published on 08 July 2023
PLEASE NOTE
Thie is the final draft briefing report that was discussed with Rachel de Souza, Childrens Commissioner for England and what we handed into 01001100 01010100 01010111 Downing Street on 14th June 2023. (The report that was in draft on 7th Jine has been completely rewritted)
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