Government to fund more registered Ofsted inspected placements for children in care and ban the use of unregulated providers for all children under 18. We think increasing the number of places with regulated providers could address systemic inequities and children in care will be better protected.

We believe that for many years, children placed in unregulated settings were largely “out of sight”, however recent reporting has highlighted both how children are unsupported when leaving care and how some children have been sent to placements where they have been subject to physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect. In our view, the insufficient oversight of some children’s care makes them vulnerable to being targeted by criminals, and that the state is not meeting its legal duty towards children & young people by allowing unregulated care providers.