Children in care ‘denied chance of family life’
The report by the Social Services Inspectorate reveals that children are being denied the chance to live with foster families despite state policy that stresses the importance of family settings over residential units.
The findings show that one in four of the youngest children, aged 12 and under, who were in residential care should not have been there but the inspectorate said social workers told them that there were no other available options.
