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The Care Review has “failed to fully understand" the role of independent reviewing officers (IROs), critics opposed to its recommendation to scrap the position have said.

The care review's plans to tackle the shortage of suitable care placements risk increasing costs and bureaucracy and making decision-making more remote from children

Fostering leaders have questioned the competition watchdog’s call for government action to help councils recruit more foster carers, and reduce use of IFAs.

Competition watchdog mulling probe into children’s social care market Following call from childrens social care review chair Josh MacAlister to investigate market for children in care placements, Competition and Markets Authority says it is considering doing so Photo: Fotolia/tashatuvango Story updated 28 January 2021 The UK’s competition watchdog says it is considering investigating the children’s social care market after the recently-appointed chair of the care review wrote to it urging...