Vulnerable children are too often shuttled between foster homes, harming them further, says a charity.

Last year, nearly one in four foster children in the UK moved at least once, some six or more times, data obtained by Action for Children suggests.

The charity sent Freedom of Information requests to every UK local authority – and more than two-thirds responded.

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Matthew Burgess
http://www.mattburgess.co
I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.