Following a survey of 370 children in care Roger Morgan found that almost all children living in children's homes were separated from their siblings compared to two-thirds (66 per cent) of those living in foster care.
Under section 8 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 local authorities are required to enable looked-after children to live with their siblings if they are also looked-after.
But of the 162 siblings questioned who had at least one brother or sister, more than four out of five (82 per cent) reported that they had been separated from at least one sibling in care.
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