Under measures set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, local authorities are now obliged to provide extra support for children on remand.
But the Howard League for Penal Reform says these regulations, which came into force on 1 April, has resulted in a “two-tier” system.
The regulations that accompany the act state that children who were being looked after by the local authority before being remanded will be entitled to a “permanence” plan, whereas those who become looked-after as a result of being remanded to custody will not.
A permanence plan is a plan for a suitable permanent home.
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