London directors of children's services are investigating the potential to increase the number of "tri-borough" arrangements.
According to Yvette Stanley, the new chair of the Association of London Directors of Children's Services (ALDCS), redesigning services across local authority boundaries will be vital to cope with the challenge posed by "contracting" public resources.
Andrew Christie, Stanley's predecessor, became the first "tri-borough" DCS at Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea councils last month. Stanley, who is DCS at Merton, told CYP Now that other areas are likely to follow suit.
"We have to look at how we can co-operate to reconfigure services to get the most for reduced money," she said. "That could mean more bi-lateral or tri-borough arrangements. It might also be looking at social enterprises or trust arrangements for youth services, for example."
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