Almost 50,000 children endure ‘shameful’ council care

‘Inadequate’ services on increase as cash crisis bites, says report

Almost 50,000 children are now in the care of councils whose services are falling short, a new study claims.

In the latest sign of the cash crisis that continues to plague local authorities, the research suggests there has been an increase in the number of children in councils whose services are classed as either inadequate or requiring improvement.

This neglect is nothing less than shameful

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YYmzM0