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We must be clear about what we mean by shared services

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The language of shared services has become prevalent over the last few years, particularly in local government policy making and public services delivery. However, as these studies illustrate, the meaning of shared services is open to interpretation, and care is required about whether this is a useful term or yet another buzz term that seeks collaborative advantage.

Leadership: Delivering good supervision

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  • Tuesday, October 25, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Good supervision is vital to ensure young people receive services from trained and supported staff and also helps practitioners develop professionally and deal with the pressures of work.

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

Editorial: Outsourcing proposals could benefit charities

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  • Tuesday, May 13, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The announcement last month of the consultation into the widescale outsourcing of children's services would have surprised few in the sector. Controversial though it may be, the government has been laying the groundwork for the creation of a children's social care "market" for the past year. But although the direction of travel has been clear for some time, the ramifications of such a move are only now starting to be thought through.

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