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Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response (1) to the report by OFSTED Inspection profiles of the largest private and voluntary providers of children's homes and independent fostering agencies March 2020, published on 23 July, and (2) the reported comment by OFSTED’s director of social care that the domination of the fostering market by a small number of operators is “storing up trouble for the future”.  HL7489

Question HL7489: tabled on 28 July 2020 and due for answer by 11 August 2020

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Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response (1) to the report by OFSTED Inspection profiles of the largest private and voluntary providers of children's homes and independent fostering agencies March 2020, published on 23 July, and (2) the reported comment by OFSTED’s director of social care that the domination of the fostering market by a small number of operators is “storing up trouble for the future”.  HL7489
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
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