Ban on placing under-16s in unregulated housing risks creating 'two-tier' system

Critics of new government restrictions say they could leave older teenagers neglected and unprotected
The government’s ban on the use of unregulated accommodation for under-16s risks creating a “two-tier” care system where older teenagers are shamefully neglected and unprotected, experts warn.On Friday the education secretary Gavin Williamson said it would be illegal from September for councils to put children under the age of 16 in accommodation that was not regulated by Ofste