Steve Crocker, who was also president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Service for 2021/22, will lead the Market Interventions Advisory Group, it has been revealed.
In his inaugural speech as president for 2024/25, Andy Smith, director of children and adult services at Derby City Council, said: “We have high hopes for the recently announced Market Interventions Advisory Group and stand ready to work with Steve and the government to ensure the money in the system is directed towards meeting the needs of children and young people, rather than lining the pockets of executives and investors.”
He used his speech to highlight “excessive profiteering” from children’s residential care and foster care providers owned by private equity companies and social work agencies offering so-call managed teams of social workers to local authorities at a high cost.
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