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Children aged 16 to 17 entering care in greater numbers than any other age group.
Experts say many councils in England now have nowhere to put them in care.
They are resorting to budget hotels, with no adult support, as a way of cutting costs.
With no adult supervision, they are vulnerable to grooming by gangs and other predators.
Experts warn they are being served up’ to criminal gangs.
The LGA said this weekend that “keeping young people safe is one of the most important roles a council plays’ It did not deny that local authorities were placing teenagers in budget hotels.
Department for Education said it has been illegal to provide children in care or care leavers aged 16 and 17 with accommodation in a setting that is not registered with Ofsted .
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