Government plans to allow local authorities to outsource a wide range of children's social care services including child protection have instigated one of the most important and divisive debates to face the sector in years.
The mood music of recent months has clearly indicated Education Secretary Michael Gove's desire for overhauling children's services, with a number of legislative changes designed to encourage a wider range of providers to get involved.
Now that firm plans are on the table to allow councils to outsource children's social care, questions are being asked about whether it is appropriate to introduce the rules of the market into child protection services and what appetite there might be in the voluntary and private sectors to take on contracts.
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