Treating the most vulnerable young people as a money-making opportunity is wrong. The care review must lead to change âPrivate companies are making an estimated £250m profit annually out of 16,000 children who live in childrenâs homes in England, Wales and Scotland.â Photograph: Ingimage Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo âPrivate companies are making an estimated £250m profit annually out of 16,000 children who live in childrenâs homes in England, Wales and Scotland.â Photograph: Ingimage Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo Fri 11 Jun 2021 13.39 EDT Last modified on Fri 11 Jun 2021 14.10 EDT It is impossible, even for an appointee regarded by critics as too close to government and with overly restricted terms of reference, to look at childrenâs homes without being appalled by what is going on. That is the conclusion to be drawn from remarks this week by Josh MacAlister, who is several months into a long-awaited review of childrenâs social care. He warned that the sector is broken and that operators must cut âindefensibleâ levels of profit and improve young peopleâs experiences.