Placing them on such wards will be banned from 2010. But a report by mental health charities and the children's commissioner for England found just 15 per cent of trusts were meeting this target. Out of the Shadows found only a quarter of the 200 trusts and PCTs surveyed showed a "real commitment to improve services", while around one in ten were considered "inadequate" in terms of improving care.
Steve Shrubb, director of the Mental Health Network, which represents mental health trusts, said: "This report will be useful in helping trusts identify where improvements need to be made."
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