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Government moves to cap profits of private children's care providers
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (374+ words) Ministers have legislated to introduce and enforce the cap if market monitoring shows it is necessary, as part of a wider package of reforms aimed at fixing what they describe as a broken placements system. The profiteering crackdown forms part…...
600m boost secures holiday support for children
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (213+ words) The initiative supports children from lower-income families by providing free meals and enriching activities during school holidays. Cllr Amanda Hopgood, chair of the Local Government Association's Children, Young People and Families Committee, said the programme had been "essential' in supporting…...