Drawing on evidence from the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) that found care packages too often fail to meet children’s needs or deliver good value, the Care Review puts forward plans for an overhaul of how social care placements are planned, commissioned and delivered.
Central to the proposals are the creation of regional care co-operatives (RCCs), new bodies that would consolidate functions currently performed by individual local authorities. RCCs would be responsible for ensuring there is sufficient care provision in an area and planning for future needs; establishing and running new public sector fostering, residential and secure placements; and commissioning voluntary and private sector provided care.
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