New rules intended to make children's homes safer and reduce the unnecessary use of out-of-area care placements are coming into force this month in response to a series of high-profile child sexual exploitation cases in recent years.
The fresh regulations follow two consultations on the proposals conducted last summer. But while many of the changes will go ahead as planned, others have been subject to amendment after concerns were raised about how they would be implemented.
CYP Now looks at how the amendments will impact local authorities, children's homes and other local agencies.
Placement approval
It was initially proposed that when a child was placed "at distance", the decision to place the child should ultimately be approved by the director of children's services (DCS) at the placing authority.
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