Since September, any home for under 16s in care – either permanent or temporary – needs to be Ofsted registered. But because there aren’t enough registered places available, councils looking for a way to keep the children in unregistered accommodation without breaking the law, are turning to the family courts to issue Deprivation of Liberty orders. These can allow children to be kept behind locked doors and windows, and even permit the use of medication without consent as a means of restraint.
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