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Sat 05 May 2009Lack of inspections leaves thousands in care vulnerable to abuse - groups
DISABILITY GROUPS:DISABILITY GROUPS have warned that hundreds of children and thousands of adults in residential care are vulnerable to abuse because of the Government’s refusal to introduce independent inspections or care standards in the sector.
At least 400 children are in residential centres. A further 28,000 adults are in residential settings which are not subject to standards or inspections.
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