Children’s social care leaders have said they cannot “guarantee the safety” of children living in residential settings if staff numbers drop below a certain level due either to them being sick themselves or having to self-isolate if a family member shows symptoms of the virus.
Government guidance states that a person showing symptoms including a new persistent cough or fever should self-isolate for seven days and anyone living in the same household should self-isolate for 14 days.
The chief executive of one children’s home said in a briefing sent by Children England to ministers: “We would be unable to guarantee the safety of children and need to return them to their local authorities.”
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