The move comes following the government’s response to its review into the use of unregulated and unregistered settings for children in care which states plans to ban such provision for under-16s.
Children’s rights charity Article 39 was among participants of the Keep Caring To 18 campaign which called for an outright ban on the use of unregulated supported accommodation.
The charity has now written a letter to DfE threatening legal action if legislation banning the use of such provision for under-16s is not extended to cover 16- and 17-year-olds before it comes into force in September.
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