‘Legally compliant, morally questionable’: Calls to end foster care profit 'loophole'

‘Legally compliant, morally questionable’: Calls to end foster care profit 'loophole'

A new report claims private equity-backed foster agencies in Scotland are using legal loopholes to divert millions in public money.

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