In response to the conviction of gangs of men sexually abusing children from residential care homes, childrens minister Tim Loughton announced a series of reforms earlier this month to prevent it from happening again. Local authorities will now have to carry out more checks before children are placed in homes outside their home boroughs. Currently around half of the estimated 7,800 children put into residential care are placed outside their homes.
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