Commissioners and providers are familiar with the refrain "to do more with less". The twin pressures of austerity - increasing need and decreasing budgets - have led organisations to seek new ways of working and new partners. At the same time, budget holders are focusing more on "customer" outcomes; seeking to make a positive impact on the lives of children, young people and families while justifying spend by demonstrating its benefits.
The Children's Services Development Group has concluded that in these circumstances innovation is both "necessary and extremely challenging" - necessary because the sector cannot continue to function in the same way in the current economic climate, yet challenging in that innovation and outcome-based commissioning do not always go together.
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