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Ofsted Press Release: Many Children Placed in Homes Far Away From Their Families Amid National Sufficiency Challenge. CLoudoc
An Ofsted report published on July 8th, 2022 suggests that there aren't enough suitable places to keep children in care close to home. Children in the care system are often placed in homes far away from their families because of a lack of suitable places local to where they live. This is according to Ofsted's research. As Ofsted's report shows, children who experience mental health problems, abuse, and neglect are likely to live the furthest from their homes before coming into care. This is above the average distance of 36 miles. Research suggests that children are living far from their families since homes are not evenly distributed across the regions of England. For example, just 5% of England’s children’s homes (7% of places) are in London, but London local authorities placed 11% of all children in homes. In contrast, local authorities in the North West placed 19% of children in children's homes, with 25% of all homes (23% of places) in the region.
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s National Director for Children’s Social Care, said: ‘Today’s research shows this is a national challenge. It suggests that local authorities make a difficult choice between placing a child in a home close by or in one far away though relevant to its needs. Children need the right kind of care at the right time in the right place. And for some children, it will only be through a better needs analysis and planning across health and social care at a national level. This will enable them to stay closer to their family and friends.’ Ofsted's research aims to contribute to the broader conversation around why there may be barriers to achieving sufficiency of places in children's homes.
Other findings in the report include: There was no correlation between the types of needs homes said they could accommodate and their subsequent Ofsted inspection grades. There is a very high proportion of children living in children's homes with special educational needs (80%), compared with all children looked after (52%), and all children (approximately 15%). A majority of homes (80%) said they could accommodate two or more areas of need, while one-fifth (20%) said they could only accommodate one.
Almost 93% of providers claimed to be able to accommodate children with complex needs, whereas only 4% claimed to be able to accommodate children with sensory impairments and 5 % claimed to be able to accommodate children with complex health needs. In the report, 83% of children's homes were privately owned on 31st March 2020, which marked an increase of 69% from the same date in 2016.
Cloudoc ensures your care home is safeguarded according to the standards and regulations that are relevant to your business. Our children's home safeguarding policy is reviewed and updated regularly by our professional and experienced policy writers and administrators to ensure that it meets changes and variations in the legislative framework. To know more, visit us now.
