Government accused of 'deep ambivalence' to plight of England's children in care

Children’s commissioner says vulnerable young people are too often ‘dumped’ far from their families

The children’s commissioner for England has accused the government of a “deep-rooted institutional ambivalence” to the plight of vulnerable children in care, who are too often “dumped” far from their families and moved repeatedly between different homes.

According to the latest research by the children’s commissioner’s office (CCO), as many as 8,000 children in care in England had three different placements in the course of a year while 13,000 were accommodated in unregulated homes despite widespread concerns about their unsuitability.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/35jN01d