Children are being left at risk of sexual exploitation
because councils are turning them away when they are homeless, a damning report
has claimed. A study found that many councils are failing to fulfil their
statutory duty to help young people. Under the Children Act 1989 local
authority children’s services departments must assess the needs of any child in
their area who is homeless or at risk of homelessness, and take them into care
if there is no parent or other carer able to provide suitable accommodation.
The report claims many children seeking help were either turned away or offered
inadequate support. Read more on the Children & Young People
Now website.
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