Services are failing to support looked-after children in prison, reportsa study by the National Children's Bureau. The Government-fundedresearch followed the experiences of 12 looked-after children, eightboys and four girls, in three young offender institutions. The study setout to see if these 15- to 18-year- olds, who came from differentcouncils, got the support they were entitled to.
NCB found that social services took a back seat once a child wasimprisoned.
One of the councils even insisted that it no longer had any legalobligations to the child.
In contrast, meetings with youth offending teams were regular. But NCBsaid they were "extremely bureaucratic" and tended to push children intowhatever services were available.
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