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Everybody took what they needed

  Is it possible to put the care back into the care system? Imagine if leaving care did not mean either going to prison, homeless or becoming pregnant. These are the outcomes for 11,000 who are currently leaving the care system only 6% (660) end up in higher education. The government spent 9.8 Billion in 2019- 2020 on Children's social care ( care being the word) but yet so many are being let down, that they just expect bad things to happen. A large number have their lives genetically mapped out and most people are expecting only one outcome for these young women. Which is for the young women to have babies and for their children to follow suit. There is an unconscious bias that surrounds these young women, and most are written off from a young age. 80,080 children are currently in the care system whether that be foster care, children's home, secure unit or semi-independent living. Within that number 30,970 came into care in March 2020 and 29,590 left. Total 480 11,220 31,260 O