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Vulnerable under-12s ‘should be placed in care homes’

Vulnerable children aged under 12 should be housed in specialist care homes rather than in foster care, according to a groundbreaking investigation into residential childcare.

If the recommendations of The National Residential Childcare Initiative (NRCCI) are adopted it will amount to the biggest shake-up in the sector for two decades.