Older teenagers may be less safe after ban on unregulated care homes

Analysis: charities fear decision creates a two-tier system with state washing its hands of those over 16Ban on placing under-16s in unregulated housing risks creating ‘two-tier’ systemThousands of the most vulnerable children every year are being sent to care homes that are not regulated by Ofsted, a situation critics have repeatedly labelled a national scandal. On Friday the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, said it would be illegal for councils to put children under 16 in thi