Written questions

Children: Social Services

2026-07-06 · Department for Education · 16647 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a cap on profits on the availability of children's social care placements.

Answer

Profiteering from vulnerable children in care is absolutely unacceptable and we are taking action to stamp out profiteering in the children’s social care placement market.Through our package of measures, we are rebalancing the placements market, improving...