Concern for children in care who go missing

A senior police officer has warned that some children who go missing while in care could be slipping under the radar.

Det Insp Philip Shakesheff's warning comes after a teenager got caught up in a sex grooming network in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, while she was being looked after in care home paid for by Essex County Council.

Det Insp Shakesheff, of West Mercia Police, said his research suggested that those who are in care are not always being monitored.