Gangs of abusers preyed on young girls living in children’s homes. It should not have taken a scandal of this scale to review how we keep our most vulnerable children safe. Most children are placed with foster families, but a significant minority live in residential children’s homes. While the large majority of children’s homes are rated good or outstanding, that still leaves one in five privately run homes that are not good enough. Harrowing stories have emerged from whistleblowers about the quality of care children experience in some of those homes.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2019 08:26 UTC