Children's care homes in England are inspected and regulated by theCommission for Social Care Inspection, which assesses them against theChildren's Homes Regulations 2002 and the National MinimumStandards.
Support given to young people has to meet these standards and includeshaving a key worker. In England there are more private care homes thanthe other UK nations, with fewer public and voluntary homes.
Children living in residential care now account for only 11 per cent ofchildren in public care; foster placements are the most common, with41,700 children in foster care in March 2005 (Department for Educationand Skills 2005).
SCOTLAND
In Scotland, children's care homes are regulated by the ScottishCommission for the Regulation of Care and all must abide by a set ofNational Care Standards.
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