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The future of small residential care providers was called into question during a workshop session.

Social services directors felt that moving towards longer term contracts with providers and away from the difficult annual fee negotiations would be a positive step.

But concerns were raised about whether it would result in more business going to large providers and the demise of small ones.

Ellis Williams, social services director at Newport Council, said it would be "a major problem" if one organisation took over all the homes and cut out the small providers.