APPG
Become was involved in setting up the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked After Children and Care Leavers (APPG) in 1998 and has acted as secretariat for the group since then.
Meetings are attended by members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, representatives of voluntary organisations, care professionals and people who are currently in care or have past personal experience of the care system.
The officers of the APPG are:
Steve McCabe MP: Chair
Earl of Listowel: Co-Vice-Chair
Tim Loughton MP: Co-Vice Chair
Bill Esterson MP: Officer
Alex Burghart: Officer
If you are interested in finding out more about the APPG, please email appg@becomecharity.org.uk
Meetings are attended by members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, representatives of voluntary organisations, care professionals and people who are currently in care or have past personal experience of the care system.
The officers of the APPG are:
Steve McCabe MP: Chair
Earl of Listowel: Co-Vice-Chair
Tim Loughton MP: Co-Vice Chair
Bill Esterson MP: Officer
Alex Burghart: Officer
If you are interested in finding out more about the APPG, please email appg@becomecharity.org.uk
Recent APPG meeting minutes
Recent inquiries
As well as holding meetings, the APPG carries out inquiries which look at issues within the care system.
Joint inquiry into mental health and emotional wellbeing (2015)
The APPG joined with four other APPGs (Child Protection, Penal Affairs and Children) to jointly host a seminar series on promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of children and young people. This report provides a summary of each of the four meetings, and concludes with a set of good practice principles, identified by the participating APPGs, to underpin the provision of mental health and well-being support for children and young people.
The entitlements inquiry (2013)
The Entitlements Inquiry, led by Become on behalf of the APPG, heard from over 1,000 children in care, care leavers, and professionals. It asked about ten specific entitlements. It found children in care and young care leavers are not getting the support they are legally entitled to.
As well as holding meetings, the APPG carries out inquiries which look at issues within the care system.
The APPG joined with four other APPGs (Child Protection, Penal Affairs and Children) to jointly host a seminar series on promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of children and young people. This report provides a summary of each of the four meetings, and concludes with a set of good practice principles, identified by the participating APPGs, to underpin the provision of mental health and well-being support for children and young people.
The entitlements inquiry (2013)
The Entitlements Inquiry, led by Become on behalf of the APPG, heard from over 1,000 children in care, care leavers, and professionals. It asked about ten specific entitlements. It found children in care and young care leavers are not getting the support they are legally entitled to.
The Entitlements Inquiry, led by Become on behalf of the APPG, heard from over 1,000 children in care, care leavers, and professionals. It asked about ten specific entitlements. It found children in care and young care leavers are not getting the support they are legally entitled to.
The entitlements inquiry one year on (2014)
Following the publication of the Entitlements Inquiry, the APPG held a follow up 'one year on' inquiry. In 2014, between 11th June and 1st September, 181 children in care and care leavers responded to an online survey, as did 233 professionals. There were also 21 written evidence submissions. The APPG found that children in care and care leavers are still not getting the support that they are legally entitled to, although there has been some increase in knowledge about entitlements.
Joint inquiry into runaway children and missing adults (2012)
In 2012, the APPG for Looked After Children and Care Leavers and the APPG for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults launched an inquiry into children who go missing or run away from care.
Following the publication of the Entitlements Inquiry, the APPG held a follow up 'one year on' inquiry. In 2014, between 11th June and 1st September, 181 children in care and care leavers responded to an online survey, as did 233 professionals. There were also 21 written evidence submissions. The APPG found that children in care and care leavers are still not getting the support that they are legally entitled to, although there has been some increase in knowledge about entitlements.
In 2012, the APPG for Looked After Children and Care Leavers and the APPG for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults launched an inquiry into children who go missing or run away from care.