Monday April 19, 2021, 1:13 PM
The data forms part of the findings by the Jersey Care Commission, which was tasked with the inspection of registered care homes for children in the island last year. Credit: PA Images
Children as young as 12 went missing overnight from their Jersey care homes in 2020, with one child going missing 47 times.
The data forms part of the findings by the Jersey Care Commission, which was tasked with the inspection of registered care homes for children in the island last year.
One care home, alone, reported 143 incidents in 2020. Incidents could include missing from care episodes, arrests, hospital attendance related to substance misuse, assault allegations and self-harm, and require notification to the Commission within two working days. The majority of the reports related to young people missing from care at night.
The report found the frequency of missing from care episodes was most prevalent in four of the homes, and several of the homes were found