Review of How the Care System Can Protect Children From Involvement in Violence
Details
| Contract Title: | Review of How the Care System Can Protect Children From Involvement in Violence |
| Published Date: | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Notice Type: | Notice (ContractNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
The care system in the specified location is intended to protect children from harm, but children with care experience are much more vulnerable to involvement in violence. Approximately 33% of care-experienced children receive a youth caution or conviction between the ages of 10 and 17, compared to just 4% of children who have never been in care.1 These disparities are even greater for Black and Mixed ethnicity children with care experience, who are almost twice as likely to receive custodial se...