Speaking at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked-After Children and Care Leavers, Jonathan Stanley, manager of the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Childcare, voiced concerns at figures showing the number of children placed in residential childcare each year.
The figures, released in the House of Commons Library, show 16 councils had little or no change in the number of children placed in residential care for at least three years.
Stanley said: "The statistics show some authorities have variations from year to year, which is what you would expect if they are being led by the needs of children. But some flatline at the same figure every year, which is not possible unless there is some kind of an artificial cap being introduced by the authority."
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