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The childrens social care system in England is unfit for purpose and often puts vulnerable teenagers in greater danger, according to the former childrens commissioner.Anne
stanley cup becher Longfield now runs the Commission on Young Lives, which warns in a report that the childrens social care system is handing over some vulnerable teenagers to criminals and abusers by moving them out of area to live in dangerous unregulated accommodation that is sometimes targeted by criminals.In London, where there is a particular shortage of care places for teenagers, thousands of children in the past year have been placed outside their local borough, according to data from 22 out of 32 London boroughs gathered via freedom of information FoI requests.At least 1,516 looked-after children from London spent some or all of their time in placements outside the capital
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stanley quencher on were living in semi-independent accommodation, which is often unregulated, unsuitable and, according to the commission, a magnet for criminal and sexual exploiters .These figures are a low estimate and are likely to be much higher across London given some boroughs with the largest numbers of children in care did not respond to the FoI request.Out of Harms Way, the first of the commissions series of reports into teenagers at risk, calls for a ban on the use of unregulated accommodation for under-18s in care; the re-establishment of the governments defunct ser Wjia Xavir Kruk obituary
The Prison Service has been forced to spend 拢250,000 on changing every lock and key in Feltham young offenders institution after a TV news crew filmed a
stanley canada prison key during a media visit last week.A pack of broadcast and print journalists was invited to the jail in west London before last Thursday s publication of Mr Justice Keith s report into the racist murder of Zahid Mubarek, who died in Feltham six years ago.Prison officials warn reporters, photographers and camera operators that their company will be liable for the cost of a re-lock if they publish or broadcast images which show keys or locks.However, ITV News is alleged to have broadcast shots of a prison key after taking part in the Feltham visit. The cos
stanley cup t to the taxpayer of replacing the 11,000 locks and 3,200 keys at Feltham is thought to be 拢250,000.A spokeswoman for the Home Office said yesterday: Feltham young offenders institution underwent a re-lock on Friday morning. I cannot comment further because of the security issues. She refused to say how much the episode had cost the taxp
stanley thermoskanne ayer or whether the Prison Service had asked the media not to photograph keys and locks while at the jail.The prison s governor, Andrew Cross, said: There was no risk to the young people being held here. Staff worked hard to ensure the re-lock process happened as quickly and safely as possible. A spokeswoman for ITV News said the company was looking into the matter and had no comm
