U-turn over approval process for long-distance care placements

Neil Puffett
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Directors of children's services (DCSs) will not have to personally approve care placements outside of their authority or region after initial plans to do so were watered down.

Children placed with carers a long distance from their home will not require their placement to be approved by a director of children's services. Image: Morgue File
Children placed with carers a long distance from their home will not require their placement to be approved by a director of children's services. Image: Morgue File

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