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To think this is a shocking waste of taxpayer’s money??

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Ticklyoctopus · 14/11/2025 13:44

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9v12dwddmwo.amp

Not the boy having some form of placement or help of course, but 300k for a little over 4 months! I’m sure this will be ‘controversial’ but I think we need to seriously rethink how much can be spent on just 1 person, unless (for example) they need round the clock nursing care to stay alive and specialist medical equipment of course.

A tall brown building with the lettering "Liverpool Civil & Family Court"

Council pays 'astronomical' £289k for teen's 17-week placement - BBC News

Liverpool Family Court heard local authorities are "at the mercy" of the private sector.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9v12dwddmwo.amp

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TheRealMagic · 14/11/2025 13:55

While this cost is really shocking and the judge clearly suspects profiteering, I wouldn't be surprised if these places are incredibly expensive to run - given that they're taking children who have been deemed potentially dangerous, they presumably need specialist facilities, 24 hour staff who it says are specially trained, and a very high ratio of them to the children.

thetallfairy · 14/11/2025 13:51

They pay this and next they want to get rid of ehc plans

It's so unfair !!!

BuffaloCauliflower · 14/11/2025 13:49

The placement sounds like a great programme but I’d definitely be keen to see a breakdown of what that weekly cost covers.