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DfE plans will curb profiteering but not without cutting care placement supply, say social workers

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Children, Social work leaders

Sevenfold increase in number of children placed in unregistered homes over past three years

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Children, Social work leaders

Government to create new type of accommodation for children at risk of deprivation of liberty

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Crackdown on excessive profits’ pledged as government unveils children’s social care reforms

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Children, Social work leaders

Care population falls for first time in 16 years but remains at historically high levels

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Children, Social work leaders

10% drop in mainstream foster care household numbers since 2021

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Janet Daby

Children, Social work leaders

Government to legislate to tackle ‘profiteering’ in children’s social care, says minister

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Yvette Stanley

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Number of children’s homes up 44% since 2020 as fostering sector shrinks

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Children, Social work leaders

Bill to end profit from children’s care placements in Wales published

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s homes body excludes providers funded through tax havens from membership

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Gove finds extra £500m for social care following last-ditch calls to ease council pressures

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils face insolvency without rules curbing children’s care costs, warns ADCS head

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Yvette Stanley

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Good social work basics’ key to year-on-year children’s services improvements – Ofsted

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Children, Social work leaders

15th consecutive rise in care population in England over past year, DfE data shows

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Children, Social work leaders

Rising children’s social care costs deepening councils’ financial woes, finds study

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Children, Social work leaders

Courts to stop monitoring regulation of unregistered placements for children deprived of liberty

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