The foster care system is facing collapse and that will just mean private companies make even more profits from looking after vulnerable young people instead, one of Bristol's leading foster carers has warned.
John Stokes has cared for more than 70 children and young people as a foster carer across Bristol and South Gloucestershire in a career that spanned four decades.
But he said the system is at breaking point because foster carers don't get the support they need. And the result is young people in care will be housed in privately-run care homes for profit-making companies.
