Children’s social care: are the new reforms tackling the right issue?

The DfE’s latest reforms target private provider profits in children’s social care, but some councils are questioning whether deeper issues of affordability and sustainability remain unaddressed.

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This week, the Department for Education (DfE) announced new rules and expanded powers for Ofsted to “crack down on exploitative children’s care providers”. These

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