THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN CARE BEING ‘FAILED BY THE STATE’, FINDS CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER

Thousands of children in care are being moved between several homes a year or living in unregulated accomodation, with some reporting “disgusting” conditions, a report by Children’s Commissioner has found.

Some children in England’s care system feel “dumped” in homes in unfamiliar surroundings, while hundreds cannot get a place in a secure home anywhere in the country, the report found.

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