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About the tender
The care system in England and Wales is intended to protect children from harm, but children with care experience are much more vulnerable to involvement in violence. Approximately 33% of care-experienced children receive a youth caution or conviction between the ages of 10 and 17, compared to just 4% of children who have never been in care.1 These disparities are even greater for Black and Mixed ethnicity children with care experience, who are almost twice as likely to receive custodial sentences as their White counterparts.
Through this project we want to understand the main mechanisms through which the care system influences children’s risk of involvement in violence – focusing both on the factors that exacerbate existing vulnerability and on opportunities to strengthen support.
- YEF is seeking a team to conduct a review of how the care system can protect children and young people from involvement in violence.
- The study will inform YEF’s recommendations for the children’s services sector on how to reduce violence amongst children and young people (which will draw on a range of ongoing and completed research work).
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How to apply
The call for proposals document above has the full criteria for this application. Please send us a proposal no longer than 2,500 words, which should set out the team’s expertise, experience, methodological approach, and budget. You may attach relevant documents to support your application – this will not be included in the word count.
The deadline for proposals is 5pm 29 May 2025. We intend to conduct interviews the week beginning 16th June and to appoint the successful team by the end of June 2025.
The deadline for the full draft report is 12th December 2025.
Please email your application to freya.glendinning@youthendowmentfund.org.uk by 5pm on 29 May. If you have any questions regarding the project, please email these to freya.glendinning@youthendowmentfund.org.uk by the 21 May.