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Wales Online
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Alex Seabrook

Removing profit from children’s social care could cost councils ‘millions and millions and millions'

Removing profit from children’s social care could cost Welsh councils “millions and millions and millions”, one council boss has warned.

Many children in care in Wales are looked after in care homes run by private companies making a profit, with some owned by private equity firms.

But due to skyrocketing costs and concerns about standards, the Welsh Government is planning to stop these care companies from making profits by looking after children.

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