The Deputy Minister for Social Services, , will meet with care
experienced children and young people in North Wales to discuss
the declaration which is informing radical reform of care
services in Wales.
Around 15 care experienced Young Ambassadors working with the
charity Voices from Care Cymru will attend today’s summit with
the Deputy Minister in Llandudno today.
The declaration was signed by the First Minister in May. It was
developed in collaboration with care experienced young people
following the first ever summit for children and young people in
care and care leavers in Wales, which was held in Cardiff last
year.
The Deputy Minister will use today’s summit as an opportunity to
provide an update to the Young Ambassadors on work to deliver on
the commitments of the declaration, including eliminating profit
from the care of looked after children and strengthening the role
of corporate parenting.
She will also invite the Young Ambassadors to review the
declaration and propose changes.
said:
“The Welsh Government remains committed to improving the lives of
care experienced young people and we are already making real
progress in our radical reform of services.
“Summits like this are invaluable opportunities to engage with
care experienced young people.
“Today will help me to better understand the stigma which can be
felt by care-experienced children and young people in their day
to day lives.
“I want them to know we are listening to them and value their
feedback.
“By working in close collaboration with care experienced young
people I am confident we can deliver on an ambitious, exciting
and very challenging set of reforms.”
Young Ambassador Raven Lee said:
“We are really pleased that the Deputy Minister has come to
Llandudno to meet young people here in the north. Some of us were
able to get to Cardiff last year, but this will be a chance for
the Deputy Minister to hear from more young people about the
challenges we face and what needs to change.
"I’m looking forward to hearing what has been happening since the
Summit, and helping shape what will happen next.”
