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Publication type: General
Publication status: Adopted
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The London Assembly Economy, Culture and Skills Committee has published its report – Careers after care: helping care-experienced young Londoners fulfil their potential – highlighting the difficulties care-experienced young people face when seeking employment, training or education.
The Committee is calling for a more joined-up approach to help care-experienced young people find employment, training or education opportunities in the capital.
Key recommendations in the report include:
- During this Mayoral term, the Mayor should use the Pan-London Care Leaver Compact to create a platform where all London boroughs can share employment or training opportunities arranged with local employers, making them accessible to all care-experienced Londoners.
- In 2025/26, the Mayor should instruct TfL to provide free advertising space on the TfL network for local authorities to run advertisements to recruit foster carers.
- The Mayor should incorporate his mentorship scheme into the Pan-London Care Leaver compact as soon as possible to ensure it is part of a comprehensive support package aimed at care-experienced Londoners.
- The Mayor should convene public universities in London and work with them to create a basic support offer for student care leavers for all of London’s public universities.