Research Questions

We will analyse information to map children’s pathways to permanence (or impermanence), explore their experiences, wellbeing and outcomes, identify contact and connections with people who are important to them, and the supports they receive. We want to build up a picture of young people’s experiences and answer the following questions:

RQ1 Where and with whom are young people living, and what influenced their pathways?  

RQ2 Has legal permanence and young people’s sense of security been achieved/sustained, and what made a difference?  

RQ3 How are young people getting on? Has their wellbeing improved or declined across Phases 1- 3, and what contributed to this? 

RQ4 How are young people, and those who are important to them, supported, or not? 

RQ5 What contacts and connections do young people have with important people, including siblings and birth parents? How have those relationships developed and been supported over time? 

RQ6 How are transitions towards adulthood understood and being supported? What are young people’s aspirations for the future?