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Government to transfer £2.5bn of social care provision to private sector

The government yesterday announced plans to privatise local authorities’ residential and domiciliary care for adults. This would eventually shift £2.5bn a year of council run services to private and voluntary organisations.

  • Financial Times 13/03/97 page 10
  • The Times 13/03/97 page 10
  • The Independent 13/03/97 page 8
  • The Guardian 13/03/97 page 4, page 18 (Leader)
  • The Daily Telegraph 13/03/97 page 12

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