Profits, Power, and a System in Crisis

Foster Care Uncovered · Jul 1, 2026 · 53m

This week, Sarah and Louise examine the unprecedented warning from Scotland's senior social work leaders, who’ve exposed that children are being taken home by social workers because there are no available placements. They explore how years of ignored warnings have led to this point, and why the real crisis may be retention rather than recruitment.

They also unpack the growing controversy around private equity in children's care, ask why foster carers continue to shoulder the financial risks of allegations and gaps between placements, discuss what the revised allegations toolkit really…