Can you please confirm whether your council would ever or has ever in recent years placed 16 or 17 year olds in accommodation alongside adults?
The answer to this questions is “yes” given that Devon County Council has children (aged 16-17) in care, placed in semi-independent accommodation, where young people who are now aged 18 are living.
This response is linked to a previous Freedom of Information request Housing needs for 16/17 year old teenagers – Freedom of information (devon.gov.uk)