SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS WARNED OVER 'MISUSE AND ABUSE' OF SHORT-TERM PLACEMENTS

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS WARNED OVER 'MISUSE AND ABUSE' OF SHORT-TERM PLACEMENTS

The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has told social services bosses that "misuse and abuse" of legislative provisions aimed at providing short-term accommodation to children who need a safe home "must stop".