HM Inspectorate of Probation's 2017 annual report has revealed that one in three homeless 16- and 17-year-olds working with youth offending teams are being housed in unsuitable or unsafe accommodation, including bed and breakfast hotels and hostels, with adult strangers.
But the inspectorate says lack of funding is not the cause and instead blames poor practice by councils.
This includes poor assessments of young people's needs, a lack of joined-up work among support agencies and professionals wrongly treating this group of young people like adults.
There is also a lack of suitable accommodation for young offenders who are homeless in many areas, adds the report.
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