Pledge to children and young people in care

Blackburn with Darwen Council has revealed its new pledge to children and young people in care.

For the authority has launched UR Care Council, a service to be run by children and young people in care.

The new initiative is aimed and transforming the lives of children being looked after by the authority by giving them a voice.

The Council, made up of chair, vice chair, secretary, social secretary and treasurer, is run by children and young people in or leaving care.

To support its work an innovative website has been launched for children in care to share their views and ask questions.

Blackburn with Darwen's Children in Our Care Council’s new website has been designed to look like a young person’s writing pad with scribbles and an i phone.

The child-friendly site, www.urcarecouncil.com, offers a vast array of information about life in care and tackles the problems and worries young people can come up against in every day life.

The site went live at the launch of the Children In Our Care Council last month attended by Coronation Street’s Chesney Brown, played by East Lancashire’s Sam Aston.

The event gave youngsters in care the opportunity to look at the site and comment on how they would like to see it developed.

Councillor Christopher Thayne, executive member for Children’s Services, said: “This move shows Blackburn with Darwen’s commitment to children and young people in care.

“It is about ensuring that they have the best possible care and support, which suits them as individuals.

“It’s also about listening to them and making sure that our services are flexible to their needs.”

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