Outsourced children’s services return to council control

Children’s services have returned to council control in Reading after seven years being run by a not-for-profit company.
Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) ceded responsibility for services in the borough last month, with about 600 staff members transferring to Reading council.
Though the authority will retain the BFfC brand, it will have direct control over services, which were outsourced in 2018 at the direction of the Department for Education after the authority was rated inadequate b