Some 53.8 per cent of children included in the study by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (FJO) were placed in settings including semi-independent accommodation, hospital wards, and temporary rented accommodation, such as hotels or caravans.
The study looked at cases involving 113 children, 104 of whom had DoL orders granted by the court.
Seven in 10 children, placed under a DoL order sought primarily to manage risks related to criminal exploitation, emotional difficulties, behaviours that were a risk to others, and self-harm, were placed in at least one unregistered setting.
This indicates “a lack of suitable regulated provision for children experiencing such risks”, according to the report.
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