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children are 11 years old, is illegally placed learned in unregulated houses in England , the BBC.

housing a child in foster care in an unregulated Home is against The Law , if The Child is under the age of 16 years.

leaked research also shows children who should be placed in secure children's homes for their own safety. in such homes

The government says, "no child should be At Risk - in particular for The Most disadvantaged in our society".

Unregulated houses, often as a semi-independent or assisted living that offer support and care. They are increasingly being used to house vulnerable children, many of which are recognised Risk of the Sexual Exploitation of children, or of "county lines" criminal exploitation.

Bbc News has obtained evidence from an unpublished report on the use of unregulated and unregistered supply of children in care-production for The Department for education for England .

Louise Casey says regulation for assisted living is a direct

More Than 20 councils were asked about the use of such placements.

Three said, to have the children and Young People in unregulated deployment on a short-term basis while waiting for a "safe Bed " is understood to be on a safe and secure Home is available.

the placement of a child with this need in an unregulated placement is "an astonishing abdication of responsibility," says Ann Coffey MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to Runaway and Missing children and adults.

"A child is often a rating for a safe placement for your own safety, it is a serious step to take".

Safe homes for children will hold councils, and to children from the age of 10. Many of you are there for your well-being and are lacking in Risk .

the Local authorities, the research team said that at least One Child was aged 11 years old, placed in such accommodation.

The regulator Ofsted says that there is nothing in The Law that allows an unregistered Home in the under 16-year-old, unless for a holiday or for "cultural, educational, recreational or sporting purposes".

Ms Coffey said no Council, "each company has to" place someone in this age, in an unregulated Home . "A child at the age of 11, not easy to manage about the support.

"It's unbelievable and shameful that these children in care and placed you here. "

In a separate study, over a dozen investigations in the so-called "organised and complex abuse were" Young People in unregulated homes in The Last four years.

A BBC investigation in unregulated apartments found, was under police surveillance

lady Louise Casey , who led The Investigation into Rotherham Council after More Than 1400 children were sexually exploited in the city, said the revelations about inadequate supervision and support were a "scandal".

The BBC found a child had been traded to the West Midlands is monitored while he was in a house, and a different Position from the police about concerns regarding criminal activity.

the Local authorities are responsible for checks on non-regulated homes in England and Wales. In Scotland and Northern Ireland , the houses are regulated, although not to the same standard as children's homes.

the councils in England are increasingly putting Young People in semi-independent or assisted living, because they do not meet the needs of the children or to afford the cost of a few registered houses.

'Breaking Point '

This year, Hertfordshire Council says that it is a traineeship for a person with complex needs was offered at a price of £19,000 a week.

Even the semi-independent apartment can be hugely expensive. Five councils say they spent More Than £250,000 a year on a single child's placement in The Last year, according to freedom of information requests by Bbc News .

half of England £8. 6bn children's services budget is now on the 73,000 Young People in care.

In may, the housing, the communities and Local government Committee said that Children's Services were at "Breaking Point " and the current funding are not sustainable.

In a statement, The Department for education in England , said: "Local authorities are required by law to ensure that the accommodation for children in care or those who made care high quality and, most importantly, safe.

"you are responsible for the care they provide to vulnerable children, and added to by Ofsted," it.

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Source of news: bbc.com