At a time when swingeing cuts to local authority budgets are putting the future of many children and young people's services at risk, Chris Wright thinks the sector should stop thinking about the impact of austerity and instead focus on how to deliver more with less.
He believes dealing with budget cuts head on and thinking innovatively about alternative provision for services is much more beneficial for the vulnerable children and young people who so often rely on them.
"We think public service delivery has to change for a number of reasons," explains Wright. "One, outcomes for a lot of those we work with are not very good, and two, the economy can't necessarily afford to carry on paying for the services that it has paid for over the past 30 or 40 years.
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