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The austerity challenge

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Richard Selwyn assesses the long-term and hidden costs of public-sector austerity, and asks what can we do about it.

Commissioning: Children's mental health

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Richard Selwyn says commissioning practice must adapt if it is to help improve the mental health of children and young people.

The art of commissioning

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Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

In the first of a series of articles, commissioner Richard Selwyn outlines the key principles of good children's services commissioning.

Commissioning: Ukraine scheme care pressures

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| CYP Now

Toni Badnall explains what councils can do to ensure they have sufficient resources to support young Ukrainian refugees.

Commissioning: Assessing provider quality

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

| CYP Now

Care sector expert Andrew Rome sets out the implications for commissioners of research on standards in children’s homes.

Commissioning: Transition from care

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Councils need to develop a more flexible leaving care process, says Danny Wilson, head of children's residential at Bedspace.

Commissioning: Young people's services

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| CYP Now

While funding is scarce, commissioners can still help embed youth work principles in wider provision, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

The optimum place

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

As the number of children in care continues to rise, Joe Lepper examines how commissioners are juggling the perennial challenge of placing children according to their needs at reasonable cost.

Commissioning: SEND provision in schools

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

School leaders and council commissioners must ensure they meet the changing needs of children with SEND, says Anne Heavey.

Commissioning: Foster care relative costs

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s services commissioners need to take into account the relative costs of in-council foster placements, says Andrew Rome.

Commissioning for social value

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Toni Badnall-Neill explains how children's services commissioners can incorporate social value into their decision making.

Predictive analytics

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Commissioners are grasping the potential of data analytics to predict demand for children's services, says Richard Selwyn.

Commissioning: Keeping co-production alive

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Covid has made participation more difficult but has highlighted new ways of tackling old challenges, says Toni Badnall.

Children's Care Commissioning Special Report

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Commissioners of children's services are key to ensuring vulnerable young people get the right placements. CYP Now's special report looks at the latest developments, academic research and examples of best practice.