Labour party peer Lord Mike Watson accused the government of introducing a “two-tier” care system during a debate over the introduction of Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
The regulations, which come following a public consultation over the use of unregulated supported accommodation, propose to ban the use of such provision for under-16s as well as introduce national standards for accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds overseen by Ofsted.
However, Watson argued: “These standards would have to omit any requirement to provide care to 16- and 17-year-olds but that’s what will happen because establishments that provide children with care and accommodation must register as children’s homes and be inspected by Ofsted.”
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