'Care crisis': Sent-away children are 'easy victims'
In some circumstances, an out-of-area placement will be suitable to ensure a child can be properly safeguarded.
"Local councils are unwittingly acting as recruiting sergeants for criminal gangs who would wish to exploit that child's isolation for criminal purposes." "I do believe care homes are targeted by paedophiles and groomers because they know, as sad as it is, out-of-area children are the easiest sort of child to go for because they don't have anybody and that's how they get them," she said.
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