Peers call for action on private ownership of children’s homes

By Martin Ford | 22 April 2024

Peers have called for action to tackle private companies’ dominance of the children’s homes market.

Crossbencher and former social care director Lord Laming raised the ‘breathtaking’ charges faced by councils in a debate last week.

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