A BBC News investigation finds scores of children are being illegally placed in unregulated homes.
One boy was placed with a company which moves children between narrowboats and caravans similar to this one
Such placements were banned for under-16s, but there are concerns exemptions for holidays are being exploited. A BBC News investigation has found such placements are being widely used. We found at least 120 children, including one child aged 10, had been placed in unregulated homes. Despite being under the care of Worcestershire County Council, he was placed in a caravan on a campsite, in Lancashire, more than 100 miles away from his siblings and his school.
However, Worcestershire County Council did not deny it was breaking the law in placing the child in an unregulated setting. It described the accommodation as a "crisis" placement, despite the length of his stay. The government said there was no such thing in law. Some placements include restrictions on the movements and freedoms of children for their own welfare, which are occasionally granted by a High Court judge when there is no suitable accommodation available. This means highly vulnerable children are placed in homes with the least scrutiny of standards.
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