Joint planning and commissioning: guidance and tools
This page provides the latest guidance and tools to assist in joint planning and commissioning services for children and young people.
Guidance
Good
Practice Guide to Commissioning Connexions
A step-by-step guide to commissioning connexions which draws on the experiences
of four local authorities.
Joint
Planning and Commissioning Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity
Services (2006)
Key guidance for joint planning and commissioning to create a unified
system in every local area.
Support
Pack for the Joint Planning and Commissioning Framework (2006)
A range of resources to accompany the framework.
Inter-agency
Cooperation to Improve the Wellbeing of Children - Children's
Trusts (2005)
Tools
Delivering
Better Children's Services through Better Market Development
A discussion paper to help commissioners understand market development
techniques.
Joint
Planning and Commissioning Easy Monte Carlo Tool
A spreadsheet-based tool to help planners and commissioners make more accurate
estimates.
Data
Sources for Commissioners
Brings together many of the sources of data that are useful
to commissioners into one document.
Industry
Techniques and Inspiration for Commissioners
An insight into the way business and industry tackle challenges of a
similar scale to the Every Child Matters: Change for Children
programme.
Evaluation
of Commissioning the Voluntary Sector with a Capacity Building Model of
Commissioning
This document provides an insight into the practical application of a technique
known as 'results based accountability' or 'turning the
curve'.
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This page was last updated on 24 October 2007
