Children in care being overpoliced - report

CHILDREN in care are 10 times more likely to be cautioned or convicted, research has shown, prompting the Government to say it will look at what more can be done to improve how the state looks after vulnerable young people.

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CHILDREN in care are 10 times more likely to be cautioned or convicted, research has shown, prompting the Government to say it will look at what more can be done to improve how the state looks after vulnerable young people.

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said young people in care are "too often stigmatised, even sidelined" compared to their peers not in care. and Justice Secretary David Lammy has vowed to make changes to ensure they are "treated as children, rather than criminals".