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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Reports of Calcot abuse prompt calls for reform of children’s social care in UK

A teenager stands in a park with her back to camera
There are general concerns about the quality, safety and sustainability of the predominantly privately run children’s residential care market. Photograph: Simon Dack Archive/Alamy

Ministers are facing calls for urgent reform of the children’s residential care system in the wake of shocking reports of vulnerable youngsters being abused and sexually assaulted at homes run by a private firm making huge profits.

A BBC investigation revealed a series of alleged safeguarding incidents in which youngsters were put at risk in homes, schools and supported housing run by Calcot Services for Children, including assault, grooming and child-on-child sexual abuse.

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