Child Law Project: Boy was sent to hospital as no suitable social care place was available 

The child was a pre-teen who had been in the care system for seven months at the time of the admission. Picture: iStock

A child had to be admitted to a children’s hospital because there was no suitable social care placement for him, according to the latest batch of Child Law Project reports.

The child was a pre-teen who had been in the care system for seven months at the time of the admission.