
The Market Interventions Advisory Group (MIAG) was first announced in the Spring Budget in March and was referenced at the presidential reception for the new Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) Andy Smith on 16 April.
It will be led by Steve Crocker, former director of children’s services for Hampshire and Isle of Wight councils, who was ADCS president in 2022/23.
Documents from an online presentation by the Department for Education during the group’s first meeting on 18 April, seen by CYP Now, lays out its goals.
These include to:
Substantially bring down the cost of placements, particularly for children with the most complex needs, without destabilising the market.
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