Helping children get the care experience they need: Independent advocacy for children and young people in care
Independent Advocacy: Impact and outcomes for children and young people (Report produced for the Children’s Commissioner for England by The Centre for Children and Young People’s Participation at the University of Central Lancashire in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau Research Centre)
Listen to us: Independent advocacy for children and young people in care (Children and young people version)
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