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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's service reforms lack 'foundations for success'

The Government must go further to fix children’s social care market, a think-tank has urged.

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The Government must go further to fix children's social care market, a think-tank has urged.

A report by the Institute for Government (IfG) published today found there were 6,400 more children in care in 2025 than in 2018, yet 1,300 fewer fostering households.

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