Just over a third of children in care in Medway are actually from the Towns while the rest are from other authorities, according to a report. Medway Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board has been discussing how children from outside the area add pressure on local services and are at greater risk of anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol use and poor standards of care and unsuitable accommodation. Of the 486 children in care arrangements in Medway, only 182 are from the area while 398 are from other councils and authorities which have relocated them to the Towns. Children from outside the area …