Care experienced - should it be the tenth protected characteristic?

In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be discussing the campaign to make care experience a protected characteristic under the Equalities Act 2010.
Many care experienced people face discrimination, stigma, and prejudice in their day-to-day lives. Public perceptions of care experience centre on the idea that children are irredeemably damaged and that can lead to discrimination and assumptions being made. We want to see the next Government commit to supporting care experienced young people through bold national policies, so they are given the best chance to succeed in life.
Joining Stella to discuss is Terry Galloway, Trustee of ⁠NYAS⁠ and ⁠Become⁠, co-founder of ⁠Care Leaver Offer⁠, and campaigner for equal opportunities for people who are in or have experience of care, and Hannah McCowen, manager of the ⁠National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum⁠.
Learn more about our Manifesto: ⁠bit.ly/3F7KCf3