Our #GoneTooFar Reports
Read our research and analysis on children in care being moved too far from the people and places that matter to them
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Despite obligations on local authorities to provide homes for children in care in the local area, each year more and more children are being moved miles away from their home and friends, school, and family. Our new research and analysis shows:
- There are almost 18,000 children in care in England living more than 20 miles from home, representing 1 in 5 children in care.
- The number has increased by more than 3,000 since 2018, rising every year.
- Children in care are now living further away, on average, than they were a year ago.
- Children in private children’s homes are 2.5 times more likely to be living far away.
- 4 out of 5 children in secure settings are living more than 20 miles from home.
- Children living more than 20 miles from home are more likely to have significantly lower wellbeing than those who are placed closer to home.
- Children who experience multiple moves are more likely to be placed more than 20 miles from home.
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