Add to ORKGThere is an increasing focus on gaining ’value for money’ in all areas of public spending in the UK and worldwide . It is hard to conceptualise what this ’value for money’ means in relation to social welfare provision since the range of services provided through the public sector are so diverse. In relation to children’s welfare and protection, the services must cover: 1. protection from harm: physical and emotional; 2. protection from neglect; 3. prevention of harm and neglect. To evidence value for money these outcomes must be achieved
In order to alleviate child poverty, contemporary European welfare states have shifted their focus i...
Children who come into care of Local Authorities are likely to have significantly poorer health stat...
The challenge of meeting the growing cost of welfare is one of the most pressing issues facing gover...
There is an increasing focus on gaining ’value for money’ in all areas of public spending in the UK ...
It is increasingly recognised that improving the quality and quantity of children’s services is an e...
Value for Money (VfM) is an essential tool for balancing difficult policy and programme decisions ...
Debates over the federal budget often refer to the level of ‘welfare’ spending. However the term wel...
The well-being of children and young people in the UK has been shown to be poor compared to most oth...
About the book Current government policy is explicitly aimed at increasing opportunities for all ch...
Policymakers and academics continue to debate the criteria used in formulas to allocate funding to c...
This evaluation explored how ‘devolved budgets’ might be used by Children’s Social Care to provide r...
Background and introduction Developed as part of an ongoing research programme exploring the costs a...
In a special issue of Research on Social Work Practice 21 (4), 2011, Ram Cnaan and Thomas McLauglin ...
A lack of basic resources and financial difficulties affect many families and increase risks to chil...
A lack of basic resources and financial difficulties affect many families and increase risks to chil...
In order to alleviate child poverty, contemporary European welfare states have shifted their focus i...
Children who come into care of Local Authorities are likely to have significantly poorer health stat...
The challenge of meeting the growing cost of welfare is one of the most pressing issues facing gover...
There is an increasing focus on gaining ’value for money’ in all areas of public spending in the UK ...
It is increasingly recognised that improving the quality and quantity of children’s services is an e...
Value for Money (VfM) is an essential tool for balancing difficult policy and programme decisions ...
Debates over the federal budget often refer to the level of ‘welfare’ spending. However the term wel...
The well-being of children and young people in the UK has been shown to be poor compared to most oth...
About the book Current government policy is explicitly aimed at increasing opportunities for all ch...
Policymakers and academics continue to debate the criteria used in formulas to allocate funding to c...
This evaluation explored how ‘devolved budgets’ might be used by Children’s Social Care to provide r...
Background and introduction Developed as part of an ongoing research programme exploring the costs a...
In a special issue of Research on Social Work Practice 21 (4), 2011, Ram Cnaan and Thomas McLauglin ...
A lack of basic resources and financial difficulties affect many families and increase risks to chil...
A lack of basic resources and financial difficulties affect many families and increase risks to chil...
In order to alleviate child poverty, contemporary European welfare states have shifted their focus i...
Children who come into care of Local Authorities are likely to have significantly poorer health stat...
The challenge of meeting the growing cost of welfare is one of the most pressing issues facing gover...