A Nottingham campaigner who has been spearheading a nationwide fight to get more recognition for care leavers says he has been doing so in memory of his sister
. Terry Galloway, 46, was first placed into care with his sister Hazel when he was just months old.
Hazel Galloway died in 2008 after being murdered by her partner Andrew Grundy, 33, who was a domestic abuser. Ms Galloway was just 33 at the time and Terry says that he and Hazel came up with the idea of trying to enact change in the care system together.He said: "We were at the funeral of somebody else who we both knew and Hazel said to me that she had a horrible feeling she was going to be the next one to die.
"People who have been in care are mostly just looking to be loved and in many cases that can mean that somebody ends up in a gang or associating with the wrong people, in my sister's case it was just boyfriend after boyfriend. So we had both come up with the idea of trying to change the care system before Hazel died, but since that happened I've been determined to carry it on."
The motion, which was passed unanimously by councillors at a meeting on Monday, January 9, was brought by the Labour member for Bestwood, Georgia Power. Speaking at the meeting, referencing a national review on the subject, Councillor Power said: "Many care experienced people face discrimination, stigma and prejudices in their day-to-day lives.
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