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Labour 'crackdown' on care sector 'profiteering'

The government is 'determined to crack down on the excess of profiteering' in the children's care sector in England.
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Spending by local authorities on looked-after children has more than doubled in just over a decade, from £3.1 billion in 2009-10 to £7 billion in 2022-23, according to figures from the government.
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