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Ofsted criticisms of 'profiteering' children's homes prompts counterblast from provider body

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Regional care co-operatives to take responsibility for care placements across England, says MacAlister

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Ofsted to stop giving council children's services overall rating from April 2026

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Number of fostering households falls for fourth consecutive year, despite £36m investment

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£550m boost for children's social care reform over next three years

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Care population falls but growing number placed in children's homes, DfE reveals

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Adoption and kinship campaigners 'disappointed' by MacAlister's response to impact of therapy cuts

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Care experienced children ten times as likely to have been found guilty of offences as peers, research finds

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MacAlister pledges action on out-of-area placements as data shows children placed further from home

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Mental health problems increasingly driving social care needs, DfE figures show

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Child protection enquiry numbers hit record high, but significant harm found in less than third of cases

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MacAlister promises 'major changes' to fostering system, backed by 'tens of millions of pounds'

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