Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14677
Children: Social Services
Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Question
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of private equity investment on the performance of (a) children’s homes and (b) fostering services.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe Competition and Market Authority study into children’s social care did not find evidence that, on average, private provision was of lower quality than local authority provision. The study did not include a breakdown of private equity-backed investment...
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