It comes as the council is attempting to make significant improvements to its beleaguered children’s services department, which is responsible for making these placements, and reduce costs.
Bradford Council has become increasingly reliant on the owners of privately-run care homes to take in children over the last five years and seen the cost rise by 196 per cent.
The authority said it is struggling to balance the books because it is heavily reliant on agency social workers. Around one in four of its social workers are now agency staff and they cost £2m a month. The Competition and Markets Authority said a chronic shortage of care home places across the country has led to “elevated prices” and “significant profits” for private providers.
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