In Carmarthenshire, the council said the responsibility for finding suitable and safe accommodation for children is down to the schools, but when placing children with a family schools have to do a series of checks.

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The news comes as league tables reveal hundreds of schools failed to produce pupils suitable for elite universities.

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University leaders blame the schools for this, arguing that they can only admit young people with suitable qualifications.

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