The times newspaper reported this week (7 August) that 450 children looked after by local authorities died in the decade to 2021. 50 of the children were aged 16 to 17 and living in unregulated accommodation at the time of their daths. In a comment piece in response, Article 39’s Director Carolyne Willow criticized the government’s ‘care-less’ arrangements for older children in care.
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