Care Leavers

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 7 December 2022.

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Photo of Gareth Davies Gareth Davies Conservative 1:58, 7 December 2022

I’m pleased that the subject of care leavers has been mentioned this afternoon as it’s important that the skills that they do acquire over their period in care are recognised, and that they can indeed access training and opportunities and transferable skills that they could apply to a career in social care if they so desire. With such pressures and understaffing in social care services, could the Minister outline what work is being undertaken by the Welsh Government to attract care leavers into careers in social care, so that their skills and experiences can be rewarded, rather than them just being automatically funnelled into the welfare and benefits system, as the Member for Alyn and Deeside is suggesting?