Question follow-through · 2097
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the average level of profit made by (a) private and (b) local authority-managed residential homes for looked-after children in the latest period for which data is availa
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2024 · 36 calendar days after tabling
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29 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the average level of profit made by (a) private and (b) local authority-managed residential homes for looked-after children in the latest period for which data is availa
3 Sept 2024
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3 Sept 2024
Answer published
The department does not hold or collect data on the profit levels of children’s social care providers. However, the Competition and Markets Authority detailed in their 2022 report that the largest fifteen providers made, on average, 19.4% profit on foster...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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