May 2022

Summary

This report presents a thematic analysis of stakeholder views and recommendations on the commissioning of secure children’s home (SCH) places in England. This is an important area of research given the cost of these placements and the complexity of needs of young people in these settings. It found broad agreement among stakeholders that in order to achieve improvements, central government should play a bigger role in facilitating coordination, accountability and oversight of referrals and placements in SCHs…

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Source: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/commissioning-secure-childrens-home-placements-in-england/

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