authorities to outsource children's social care services now closed, CYP
Now gathers responses from leading organisations to assess who is in
favour or against.
4Children
National early years and youth service provider 4Children is "not sure" whether it supports the idea of outsourcing all children's services, but suggests that allowing local authorities to discharge their social care functions will provide the opportunity for "a more holistic, family approach" to be developed.
However, it stresses that "quality and not profit" should be the drivers behind any decision to outsource.
"While the private sector certainly does have some of the skills in some of the key areas needed, the necessary safeguarding should be framed in a way that ensures that family outcomes are the prime driver of their work, as opposed to numbers/processes and simply reducing the cost to increase profit," the response states.
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