• Coventry council used Airbnbs to house ‘vulnerable’ teenage boy accused of rape

    Coventry council used Airbnbs to house ‘vulnerable’ teenage boy accused of rape
    Judge accuses local authority of a ‘lackadaisical’ attitude to the 16-year-old’s care after regulated providers refused to give him a placeA teenage boy who has been accused of multiple rapes was housed in Airbnbs by a local authority after regulated accommodation providers said it would be too risky for them to house him.Airbnbs and other temporary accommodation have been deployed because no secure placement can be found anywhere in England that is prepared to accommodate the

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