Thread by @RebekahPierre92

This news won’t make Back to School headlines today, but it ought to be everywhere: Under this gov, a child born on 5th September 2006 can, if taken into care tonight, be placed in a hostel, caravan/barge with no guaranteed adult supervision. And their 15-year classmate, who is

Settled in foster care, could face the same fate on their 16th birthday. All because the government has taken the requirement to ‘care’ out of the ‘care system’ for children aged 16/17. How can it be right that on the first day of being PM, @trussliz will return home to a place

Where food, heating & security measures are guaranteed, yet a child in Year 11 may have no one to prepare a meal, pay the bills or protect them from harm? The gov is keeping quiet about this. Most people don’t know - which is why it’s crucial we keep talking about #KeepCaringto18