North Northamptonshire Council considers proposal which would prevent unfair discrimination.
By Kate ScotterA council is looking to grant people who have spent time in care "protected characteristic" status.
West Northamptonshire Council is considering a similar proposal, set to be discussed at its cabinet meeting in September.According to figures, 41% of young people aged 19 to 21 who have experienced care were not in education, employment or training, compared with the national average of 12%. Almost 25% of adult prison population have previously been in care and almost 50% of under 21-year-olds in contact with the criminal justice system have spent time in care.If adopted as a protected characteristic, experience of the care system would join the existing "characteristics" under the Equalities Act, which include age, disability and race.
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