Girl, 13, lived in hospital for three months while council scrambled for suitable home
A vulnerable teenager in Manchester's care system is being moved to an unregulated home after living in hospital for three months. The family court heard on Wednesday that Manchester council had spent that time trying to find a suitable home for the 13-year-old.
Paul Marshall, strategic director of children's services for Manchester council, told the Manchester Evening News : "As His Honour Judge Poole acknowledged, this 13-year-old girl's circumstances reflect a national shortage of provision for children with very complex needs and who require more specialist support and skilled staff.
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"No child should be left in a hospital or other institution because there is not a suitable, therapeutic home available. Treating children like this is unacceptable but is becoming worryingly common. We are currently helping several children in very similar circumstances."
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