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Placements North West (PNW) sees children’s services departments in 23 of the region’s councils work to shared protocols for how placements are offered and which care providers are used.
The arrangement, established in 2009, aims to improve the choice and quality of placements and ensure value for money.
Setting up such a collaborative partnership was not based on a “deficit model”, explains Sarah Alexander, assistant director of children’s services for Bolton Council, the lead PNW authority.
“It was based on a growing market and managing the volume [of placements],” Alexander adds. “The driving force is always quality and money – and you can always improve the market.”
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