Children in care in unregulated accommodation – Tulip Siddiq responds

“All children need a safe place to call home, yet some of the most vulnerable are effectively being cast aside because there isn’t enough capacity in the care system.

“After a year of consultation, the Government still hasn’t realised that most looked after children in unregulated accommodation are over 15. Their proposed solution is yet another sticking plaster that won’t address the problem.

“We need a clear plan to rebuild children’s social care after this pandemic and ensure that no child is left behind.”

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Notes to Editors

• 10,000 children in care were sent to potentially unsafe places to live - including caravans, tents and barges https://news.sky.com/story/10-000-children-in-care-were-sent-to-potentially-unsafe-places-to-live-including-caravans-tents-and-barges-12222322
• A ban on placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation will come into force in September https://www.gov.uk/government/news/unregulated-accommodation-banned-for-vulnerable-children-under-16