Councils In England And Wales Pay 1M A Year To House A Child In A Private Care Home Social Care
The body representing directors of children’s services in England urged the government to make a profit out of children’s social care as figures showed 24 councils were paying as many seven-figure sums. One local authority – Knowsley in Merseyside – paid £49,680 a week for one child, which would equate to more than £2m a year. Steve Crocker, chairman of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) in England, said the Guardian’s findings highlighted a growing problem....