The public announcement
The Department for Education announced five additional Regional Care Cooperatives and four new Fostering Hubs due to begin operating before the end of 2026. The cooperatives bring services together across local-authority areas to plan and deliver care, including collaboration with care providers, police and health services.
Why residential providers may follow this
ResiNotes editorial perspective: regional planning is relevant to discussions about local need, placement suitability and partnership working. The announcement describes a programme expansion; it does not by itself specify a new operating requirement for every children’s home. Providers can use the original release to follow the named programmes and their intended scope.
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