London Secure Children's Home (LSCH)
Waltham Forest Council is developing the London Secure Children's Home, a facility providing specialist care for vulnerable children across London.
Waltham Forest Council's Cabinet decided in October 2025 to take on the development manager role for the London Secure Children's Home (LSCH). This project aims to provide residential, specialist care, education, health, leisure, and wellbeing services for some of London's most vulnerable children.
The LSCH is a secure residential facility where local authorities can place children who are a significant risk to themselves or others, and whose complex needs cannot be met by other care placements. No further developments or upcoming discussions regarding the project have been reported.
Key facts
- Waltham Forest Council's Cabinet decided to take on the development manager role for the LSCH in October 2025. Source
- The LSCH is intended to provide residential, specialist care, education, health, leisure, and wellbeing services. Source
- Local authorities place children in secure children's homes on welfare grounds. Source
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