But he insisted there was hope
A man who grew up in care says there is "a long way to go" after it was revealed Nottingham City Council's children's services received an inadequate rating from Ofsted. Children in care in the city continue to be let down by serious failures, according to a report, with some children who are at risk of harm slipping through the net.
Councillor Barnard said: “I am sorry that some children are not getting the right help at the right time and I accept that our overall performance is not where it should be. Please be assured that everyone in our Children’s Services team is committed to providing the best possible care in our city – and will do whatever it takes to improve. Our children and young people deserve nothing less."
He said: "The report talks about the need to give young people in care voice, to develop leaving care services and the local offer for care leavers, and to better help 16-17 year olds that are presenting as homeless. If these were your children, you would be devastated that they are circling inside a broken system vulnerable to predators, gangs and domestic violence. But this is very much the case in a lot of parts of the country.
This "lonely and isolated" period of his life was only compounded by the death of his sister, who was just 33, because she too had been let down by the care systems which were supposed to have been there to protect her. Today, Mr Galloway, now based in St Ann's in Nottingham, is using his experiences to drive change in children's services across the country.
"Not letting out a flat to someone because they are a care leaver is called direct discrimination and is stigmatising, but the main issues care leavers face is the indirect discrimination in policies and decisions.
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