It is unacceptable that children are placed in illegal settings that are not inspected, increasing safety risks and offering no assurance over the quality of care. Over the last five years, local authorities have reported placing more and more children into unregistered homes. It is illegal to run a children’s home or supported accommodation that is not registered with Ofsted, who cannot routinely inspect these unregistered settings. As such, there is a lack of checks to ensure that children ...

It is unacceptable that children are placed in illegal settings that are not inspected, increasing safety risks and offering no assurance over the quality of care. Over the last five years, local authorities have reported placing more and more children into unregistered homes. It is illegal to run a children’s home or supported accommodation that is not registered with Ofsted, who cannot routinely inspect these unregistered settings. As such, there is a lack of checks to ensure that children receive high quality care and that they and the wider community are safe. Local authorities do not take the decision to use these homes lightly, only doi Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation. The department agrees with the Committee’s conclusion and is clear that placing children in unregistered settings is both unacceptable and unlawful. It has, however, not made a commitment to reduce the n