Hundreds of vulnerable children languished in “inadequate” children’s homes costing taxpayers £2m a week.
Some are targeted for recruitment by drugs gangs and exposed to “even greater harm” after being taken into care, former Children Commissioner has warned.
Our investigation into what she calls Britain’s “crumbing” care system for children has found that more than £100m of taxpayers money could have been spent on places at children’s homes given the lowest possible rating given by Ofsted inspectors last yeare.
