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🤝 @JamesFrith welcomes @AshleyDalton_MP to the department as an adviser on the National Cancer Plan.
The former health minister, who is living with metastatic breast cancer, will work directly with Minister Frith to make sure patients are at the heart of the plan.View quoted post on X
The last @UKLabour government introduced Child Trust Funds - a financial asset for every child in this country, accessible from age 18.
Nearly 3 million young people have already accessed their Funds, currently worth an average of ÂŁ2,600 each.
For young people lacking the mental capacity to manage their money though, families have been required to go via the Court of Protection, in a process which many - including @sarahsmithlab - have rightly said is too complex, long & difficult to navigate.
Today, @JakeBenRichards & I are announcing that we’re changing that.
I will introduce a power into the Financial Services Bill that means the rules governing access to Child Trust Funds can be amended.
The result will be a fairer system for young people & their families, & more people being put in touch with a financial asset at an important point in their lives.
A big thank you to everyone that has campaigned to bring about this change & worked with us.View quoted post on X
