Anders Bach-Mortensen

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June 26, 2023

Two in five children in care are placed outside their local authority – here’s why that’s a problem

Anders Bach-Mortensen, University of Oxford; Benjamin Goodair, University of Oxford, and Jane Barlow, University of Oxford

For-profit care homes are increasingly synonymous with children being placed far from their homes.

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November 28, 2022

Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem

Anders Bach-Mortensen, University of Oxford; Benjamin Goodair, University of Oxford, and Jane Barlow, University of Oxford

State-funded schools are not allowed to be operated as profit-making entities. So why are children in care being accommodated by for-profit companies?

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Two in five children in care are placed outside their local authority – here’s why that’s a problem

Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem

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