Study backs Staying Put in children's homes at cost of £76m a year

Neil Puffett
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Allowing young people to stay in residential care to the age of 21 will cost around £76m a year, a government-commissioned scoping study has found.

Speaking in parliament, children's minister Edward Timpson said he will "consider carefully" the report's recommendations. Picture: UK parliament
Speaking in parliament, children's minister Edward Timpson said he will "consider carefully" the report's recommendations. Picture: UK parliament

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