Driving up Performance Through Better Commissioning (Bedfordshire)
Contact
George O’Brien
George.OBrien@bedscc.gov.uk
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Driving up Performance Through Better Commissioning (Bedfordshire).pdf| Provider | Bedfordshire |
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| Topics | Education; Health; Information sharing and the Common Assessment Framework; Participation of children and young people; Social care, welfare, protection; Children's trusts; Youth Matters; Multi-agency working; Joint planning and commissioning; Children and Young People's Plan; Schools; Voluntary and community sector |
| Type | Emerging practice |
| Date | April 2007 |
| Region | Eastern |
Bedfordshire developed a commissioning strategy to focus resources on earlier assessment, intervention and family support. Commissioning capacity was expanded, finance redistributed, new systems and structures created, and choice and sustainability developed.
Real benefits emerge with improved outcomes for children, young people and their families. Numbers of children in care and out-of-county placements were significantly reduced. Social care moved on from special measures to becoming a leading-edge commissioning service.
Outcomes include:
- Earlier assessment, intervention and prevention
- Reduction in bureaucracy
- Reduction in Looked After Children (LAC) from 441 308
- Reduction in out of county placements: Independent Foster Agencies 121 95,
Residential 66 29
- Improved placement stability
- Improved Foundation and Key Stage 1, 2 and 4 performance
- Exclusions down 25%
- Reduced rates of re-offending
- £4m saved and reinvested 2004-2007.
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