Government dismisses '20-mile rule' for children's home placements
Nearly half of children in residential care are placed outside their home authority. Picture: Morguefile
The government has rejected calls for it to consider prohibiting local authorities from placing children in residential care more than 20 miles from home. Responding to a report by the education select committee into ongoing reforms of residential care, the government said the introduction of a new rule is not necessary because other work is taking place to address the issue of so-called “out-of-area” placements...
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