Recent news England’s treatment of vulnerable children is a scandal The demand for children’s care has enabled providers to command high fees from local authorities, averaging £384,020 per child a year Rise in ‘million-pound placements' Rise in ‘million-pound placements’ as vulnerable children with additional needs are housed illegally in caravans, holiday camps and AirBnBs £2m per child placements on the rise Why illegal children's homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils. The companies making cash from England's children in care Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes run by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures
