Research and analysis

A long way from home initiative

A report of findings on commissioning long-distance children’s homes placements.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 2 December 2013

Documents

Findings and recommendations from the Department for Education’s ‘A long way from home’ initiative 2012

PDF, 748 KB, 36 pages

Details

The findings and recommendations from a DfE initiative, ‘A long way from home’. The initiative explored the long-distance commissioning of children’s homes placements. ‘Long distance’ in this context was taken to mean over 20 miles from the child’s responsible authority border.