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Chris Wild

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Best Selling Author 'Damaged & The State of It'. National Campaigner. Activist. Public Speaker. Care Experienced.

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The care movement is no longer on the sidelines—it’s front and centre. The law is changing, and with it comes a clear message: every child and young person deserves a life of dignity, safety, and endless opportunity. No exceptions. The state has a duty to our most vulnerable

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WIN. Local Connections Exemption Care-experienced individuals are exempt from local connection requirements, ensuring access to support and services regardless of geographical ties. Equality Impact Assessments (Working Progress) Care experience must be explicitly considered in

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For decades, our care system has failed the most vulnerable children, allowing them to be abused, raped, and exploited by predators. Disturbingly, some individuals view being a child of the state as a license for unchecked abuse — and successive governments, past and present,

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Young people leaving care are placed in shared accommodation with random strangers. No risk assessments. No checks. Take it or face homelessness. Some choose the streets because it feels safer. I’ll say that again: some young people leaving care feel safer on the streets than in

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Children in care are still children. We are on the brink of transforming the care system—once and for all. Policies and official documents are often long, tedious, and deliberately vague. That’s why I wrote my second book, The State of It—to expose the political side of the care

Children in care are still children.

We are on the brink of transforming the care system—once and for all. Policies and official documents are often long, tedious, and deliberately vague. That’s why I wrote my second book, The State of It—to expose the political side of the care
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This was really nice of Baroness Blake to say in the House of Lords last week. Even though we are not agreeing on Clause 21 just yet, as she says, I'm determined. That's why I want you to join our cross party, care experienced group in Westminster ngforms.co.uk/westminster as

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The Care Movement is gaining unstoppable momentum. Its vision is clear: a care system that not only protects but empowers. A system that provides meaningful opportunities in education and employment. One that treats children and young people with dignity, respect, and equality. A

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Children and young people in care require robust legal protection. It is not enough for corporate parents to simply be alert; they must demonstrate due regard. Mere awareness does not equate to accountability.

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Hundreds of young lives have been cut short—robbed of their futures—because of the relentless neglect they faced within our broken care system. I speak for the countless others who survive, but only just, trapped in cycles of addiction, mental illness, and despair. All because

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Despite existing laws and regulations governing children’s social care, the ongoing suffering of vulnerable children reveals a fundamental failure in the system. This failure is unacceptable. We call on politicians across all parties to unite in support of Clause 21 of the

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Imagine being a child, alone in the care system, treated worse than a stray dog. This is the reality for hundreds—going missing, lured into gangs, abused by predators, and some so broken they take their own lives. The media mentions it one day, and the next, it's forgotten—just

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Between 1970 and 1996, hundreds of children suffered horrific abuse at Skircoat Lodge Children's Home in Halifax. Their stories are not isolated—every town and city across the country has its own hidden history of cruelty and silence. Today, thousands of survivors are still

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The Journey Question "Can you tell us why its important for people that have been brought up in care to be protected by law" Join our campaign ngforms.co.uk/westminster Chris Wild

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Members of The Green Party, on the Agenda Forum here conference2025.greenparty.org.uk/agenda/care-ex… Please place it high when it comes to the prioritisation ballot, and vote for it at Autumn Conference.

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Silence protects no one. It's time for an honest reckoning. Across the country, vulnerable children are being abused and exploited by predators and criminal gangs — and we are failing them. Children in care, among the most at risk, are crying out for protection while life-saving

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Every day across the country, hundreds of vulnerable children in our care system are being groomed, exploited, and forced into criminal activity. Many of them are missing from school — not because they choose to be, but because predators have taken their place as guardians. This

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Let’s be absolutely clear: London is facing a crisis. Criminal gangs—across all communities—are systematically grooming vulnerable children, especially those in the care system, at levels worse than anywhere else in the country. These aren’t isolated incidents. These are

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A young man in care, coerced into crime as a child, turned his life around, earned a criminology degree, and applied to teach—only to be told he's a "safeguarding risk." We say we support care leavers, but the system still punishes them for surviving. This must change.