An inquiry by the parliamentary education committee analysing the government’s response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has received responses from children’s charities and key children’s services organisations.
The review, which closed on 15 January, called for evidence to assess the social care market, based on the findings of a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report which informed the Care Review.
The 2022 report revealed that three-quarters of residential and foster care places come from independent providers, with the largest now charging prices that are “materially higher” than would be expected “if the market were functioning effectively”.
The group of cross-party MPs also sought opinions on plans to reform the children’s social care workforce and the effectiveness of the government’s response to the Care Review, Stable Homes Built on Love.
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