Thread by @MartinBarrow

I see Sir Martin Narey, one of the government's go-to people for awkward reviews, has become a director of Sanctuary Personnel.

sanctuarypersonnel.com/blog/2020/10/s…

Sanctuary is one of the private companies that profitably exploits the acute shortage of workers for critical public services, including children's services. Its business is booming. Last year it was paid £102 million, mostly by the public sector, to fill vacancies.

...and profits have almost doubled to £1.1 million.

All paid for by health and care organisations, who have no money to actually provide health and care to the people who really need it.

I, for one, can't wait to read what the Care Review says about the impact of agency social workers and staff in children's homes on the quality of care and support...