In parallel with the continuing year-on-year upward trend in placement and spending activity there has been consolidation of providers leading to several large groups of services operating under single ownership structures.
Consolidation among independent providers is more advanced in fostering – the six largest providers have more than half of all placements made in the independent sector – than in children's homes where the 10 largest providers have around 30 per cent of all independent sector homes. Some of the larger groups of providers operate both types of service, and additional services including education, schools, and services for adults. They also provide services to other territories including Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
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