What does the NLCBF do?

• Events for care experienced young people, leaving care practitioners & managers

  NLCBF run events throughout the year for leaving care practitioners & managers which focus on sharing good practice, hearing the voice of care experienced young people & sharing the latest policy & research updates.

• Young Person’s Benchmarking Forum

  The Young Person’s Benchmarking Forum (YPBMF) is at the heart of the NLCBF & ensures that the voices of care experienced young people shape the direction & priorities of the forum. We encourage all NLCBF member local authorities to get their young people involved in YPBMF events and opportunities.

• Members’ Website

  The NLCBF members’ website offers leaving care professionals the latest resources, news & updates as well as hosting contact information to facilitate peer support & networking.

• National Voice & Influence

  We work closely with the Department for Education, other government departments & Ofsted to raise the voices of young people and to use the collective voice of the forum to influence priorities for policy that will make a difference to care experienced young people. Each year we also work on particular areas – for example working closely with HMPPS around care experienced young people in custody.

• Partnership Work

  NLCBF are active members of the Children in Care and Care Leavers Alliance and work closely with statutory and voluntary organisations working in this area.

• Research

  Through our events & website, we share the latest research in the area of leaving care to promote evidence-based practice. We also use intelligence gathered through the forum on latest issues to feed back to policy makers & researchers.