It had good aspects: it increased the number of services delivered through the voluntary sector and, in some cases, reduced cost while maintaining quality. In other cases, however, it destroyed public sector ethos and cost people their jobs. For instance, contracted out provision of school meals did not necessarily contribute to the nation's health.
Contestability is a form of CCT in a new guise. It is about a card for young people to act as purchasers of youth services. It is about private consultants being involved in the consultation around Change for Children.
It is about Scoping the Market for Children's Services. The latter is a report applying market analysis to parts of our world. See www.dfes.gov.uk/research/programmeof.
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