CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Inspectors demand councils are 'held to account' for missing children 'failures'

Councils must be ‘held to account’ for widespread failures in support for missing looked after children, inspectors have said.

By Thomas Bridge | 23 March 2016

Councils must be ‘held to account' for widespread failures in support for missing looked after children, inspectors have said.

In a damning report into the attitude of police towards missing children, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has told the Government it must scale up its scrutiny of councils locating children far from home.

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