If ever there was anything that illustrated the desperate need to fix the care system, it has to be Bradford Council currently paying for 196 children to stay in privately-run homes, at an average cost of £312,000 per child per year.
Private companies making huge sums of money out of vulnerable children would make any reasonable minded person wince. Local authorities have seen their budgets take a battering, with many in danger of effectively going bankrupt, as a result of them being forced to bid for places at privately run homes. Former Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield recently warned that the needs of vulnerable children were not being prioritised as the care system was being driven by profit.
Bradford alone faces an overspend of £68m in the coming year, with Children’s Services alone likely coming in £45m over budget. It also means there is less funding for early intervention work, which prevents children from being taken into care. That is why Susan Hinchcliffe, leader of Bradford Council, is right to call for a cap on agency fees and placement costs. She also makes the important point of not overlooking the need to look after children.
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