[Margaret Pilkington]

Less, I was quoting the scale for children of this age to be fostered.(I know this because a friend of mine does short term fostering)
I think the higher rate is paid if the child has disabilities or behavioural problems.

Looking at some reports in the media this morning, the grandmother ( to whom this girl has been returned)is Muslim, but non practising.
Perhaps there is more to this story than meets the eye(or than we are being told)....but whatever it is, the child should never have been placed where there were basic language difficulties.