Get a grip on ‘scandal’ of illegal child social care in England, ministers are told

Vulnerable children placed in caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps, with children’s commissioner saying practice must stop Ministers must get to grips with the “national scandal” of England’s shadow child social care system, the children’s commissioner has warned, as a shocking new report reveals the number of children in unregulated settings has increased by more than 370% in five years. Some of the most vulnerable children in England are being temporarily placed in unregulated caravans, Airb...

By Alexandra Topping Political correspondent