Councils struggling to manage children’s homes market, amid placement shortage, study finds
Community Care
MARCH 9, 2022
Local authorities are struggling to manage the children’s homes market, amid a shortage of suitable placements, according to a study. published yesterday. Almost half (44%) had either no publicly available or up-to-date strategy to secure sufficient local accommodation for looked-after children, found an analysis by What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC).
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