Brynna Kroll argues that the proposed 'adoption' of the three services that will form the new independent welfare service to the courts reflects how wider issues relating to children will be managed and addressed. She considers the dangers of replicating competitive sibling dynamics within this new agency, and how the three 'adoptees' might be supported in providing a service to the real children in their care.
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