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Home Care Markets Rise in ‘million-pound placements’ as vulnerable children housed illegally

Rise in ‘million-pound placements’ as vulnerable children housed illegally

Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza. Credit: David Parry

More than half of children housed illegally by councils have education, health and care plans (EHCP), as the number of placements costing more than £1m per child has risen since last year. One year on from the Children’s Commissioner’s first report into local authorities’ use of illegal homes – including AirBnBs, holiday camps and caravans…

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