Private equity owns 11 of England’s 20 biggest children’s care providers, research finds

Private equity owns 11 of England’s 20 biggest children’s care providers, research finds

Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters View image in fullscreen The ‘big four’ independent fostering agencies have paid more than £200m from taxpayers to shareholders in interest payments since 2020. Andrea Egan, the general secretary of Unison , said the findings must be a “wake-up call” for systemic change in children’s social care.

Source: The Guardian

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