Care Leavers' Association

The CLA has helped to produce an Early Day Motion that will be published in Parliament today, Thursday 28th February 2008. This motion was written by John Hemming MP, with help from us at the CLA.

The motion reads as follows:

'This House notes with sadness the revelations from Jersey on children in care; recognises that English local authorities have placed children in Jersey; recalls that there have been numerous proven reports of abuse in care in England; endorses the call of the Care Leavers Association for a Public Inquiry into abuse in care; and calls for the law to be changed to ensure that children can speak out about their treatment in care in all circumstances prior to adulthood.'