Failures in at-risk children’s aftercare revealed in report

A suitable aftercare place for the girl returning to Ireland from a secure unit in the UK was only identified at the eighth time of asking and just four days before her 18th birthday.

The case is among 30 included in the latest volume issued by the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP), with the difficulties in securing suitable placements for children who need therapeutic support evident among the cases.