Hertfordshire County Council commissioning framework for post-16 care set to be adopted by cross-regional consortium
Council put in place its own inspection regime for unregulated settings ahead of possible Ofsted-led national system
Commissioning lead in Hertfordshire aspires to shape a national contracts and monitoring system for the sector
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Hertfordshire's care commissioners for looked-after children are at the forefront of work to boost quality assurance at unregulated settings used for children aged 16 and 17.
These have been increasingly relied upon for care placements by cash-strapped councils across England, but media coverage of the issue in 2019 suggested such placements could be leaving children vulnerable to gangs.
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