Children’s social care generates excessive profits – report
10th March 2022
The largest private suppliers of children’s homes and foster care places in England, Wales and Scotland make excessive profits, says a watchdog.
The largest private suppliers of children’s homes and foster care places in England, Wales and Scotland make excessive profits, says a watchdog.
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