Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push
Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to recruit 10,000 new foster carersPrivate providers of child social care in England will be pushed out of the system if they are found to be profiteering, the children’s minister has said.Josh MacAlister, who is in...
<p>Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to recruit 10,000 new foster carers</p><p>Private providers of child social care in England will be pushed out of the system if they are found to be profiteering, the children’s minister has said.</p><p>Josh MacAlister, who is in charge of overhauling the care system for children, also called for a fostering equivalent of the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide homes for tens of thousands of children.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/04/private-child-social-care-providers-in-england-pushed-out-for-profiteering">Continue reading...</a>
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