Their letter warns that “far too many” of the 84,000 children in care are “being let down by a care system that is not meeting their needs”.
There is “not enough safe, stable and suitable” placements for children, with many forced to live far from their local areas and move “multiple times a year”.
Siblings in care, who are “forced to live apart” are among the hardest hit.
“Decisions on where children live are being driven by financial pressures and what is available rather than by a child’s wishes and feelings, and what is in their best interests,” states their letter.
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