Guides
Children living away from home
Author: Amy Weir, Children’s Services Consultant BIOG
Last Updated: 16 July 2009
Publication Date: 01 January 2007
Section links: Introduction / Legislation and guidance / Role of the social worker / Emerging practice / Key resources
Introduction
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Private fostering
Children in hospital
Children in custody
Children in boarding schools/ residential special schools and colleges
Children living away from home in unregulated settings
Unaccompanied asylum seeking children
Child victims of trafficking
Young people in armed forces
There have been several high-profile inquiries concerning the abuse and neglect of children who have been living away from home, in children’s homes, in special residential schools or in fostering arrangements.
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