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Will Durrant

Education Secretary ‘will not hesitate’ to cap profits in children’s social care

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Bridget Phillipson has said the Government will not “hesitate” to cap profits in children’s social care if firms fail to curb their gains, as another MP warned vulnerable children have become “cash cows” for private equity groups.

The Education Secretary said she will “go further and harder” with new caps if care providers drift “towards exploitation in the pursuit of profit”.

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