Facing the problems with children’s homes | Letters

Readers respond to our report on vulnerable children in the care home system

The Guardian’s investigation on children’s homes (Vulnerable children ‘auctioned online’ in care-home system, experts warn, 10 November) is hugely disturbing and grimly highlights why we must do better for our children. It is unacceptable for children to be treated in a way that deprives them of their dignity or fails to make their best interests paramount.

We believe care homes can be the first choice, not the last resort, for some children, especially teenagers who have struggled with family placements in the past.

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