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Responsible councils and other bodies will take such decisions. The public sector may aspire to such work. Public sector bodies may take strategic decisions about what marketplace they want to be in.
We are under directions to offer people choice and that is the usual social work practice, where choice exists; in some areas only one establishment may be available, and the alternative may be some distance away.