Experts sound alarm over outsourcing of child services

The row over the outsourcing of children’s services has deepened after 37 academics spoke out about their concerns.

By MJ Correspondent | 21 May 2014

The row over the outsourcing of children's services has broken into the open after 37 academics spoke out about their concerns.

A consultation on opening up children's services to the market is currently being run by the Department for Education, as previously reported over the last few weeks by The MJ.

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