"A multi-billion-dollar government-funded industry profits from...

 "A multi-billion-dollar government-funded industry profits from placing children into residential care, with little or no transparency to assess the quality of the services provided."

I guess some of these service providers would be trying to provide a caring environment. Others less so, and potentially hotbeds for abuse. With nowhere else to go and the desperate need to have a bed and a meal, some of these poor souls would be very vulnerable.