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Abstract
The article presents the main issues identified during interviews with a small sample of heads of private children's homes. The heads mentioned a number of problems that were not shared by their counterparts in local authorities and that seemed to stem from their position outside the local authority structure. These problems included securing prompt payment of fees, the need to relate to different local authorities with a variety of expectations, accessing local authority services, particularly the education service, and balancing professional and financial considerations, particularly if the head of home was employed as a professional by a business organisation.