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<p>We take the safety of those in our care seriously. We have robust safeguarding
procedures in place to ensure all young people in hotels are safe and supported as
we seek urgent placements with a local authority.</p><p>Young people are supported
by team leaders and support workers who are on site 24 hours a day. Further care is
provided in hotels by teams of social workers and nurses. All contingency sites have
security staff on site 24/7 and providers liaise closely with local police to ensure
the welfare and safety of vulnerable residents.</p><p>We do not plan to publish weekly
statistics on the number of children accommodated in hotels.</p><p>The National Transfer
Scheme has seen 4,875 children transferred to local authorities with children’s services
between 1 July 2021 and 31 March 2023, which is over six times the number of transfers
in the same time frame in previous years, (October 2019 – June 2021 there were 793
transfers).</p>
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