questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of capping the costs of residential care for looked after children.
answerText: The department recognises that local authorities are facing rising costs to place children in care, with some private providers making excessive profits.This is unacceptable. The department is taking a range of actions to rebalance the market and eliminat...
heading: Children in Care: Costs