Following a Department for Education consultation, unregulated placements which do not provide care for children aged under 16 will be banned from 9 September with a set of national standards due to be put in place for those housing young people aged 16 and 17.
However, thousands of campaigners are calling for an outright ban under the #KeepCaringTo18 movement.
The campaign, spearheaded by children’s rights charity Article 39, has seen practitioners, academics and charity leaders sharing statements backing the calls on social media as well as 3,500 sign an online petition.
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