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Author Jones, Ray, 1949- author.
Title In whose interest? : the privatisation of child protection and social work / Ray Jones.
Publisher Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2019.


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Contents Intro; IN WHOSE INTEREST?; Contents; Foreword; About the author; Introduction; Part 1. The recent history; 1. How did we get here? The recent moves to privatise children's social services and social work; How to privatise child protection in six easy stages; The two 2014 changes in statutory regulations; The Department for Education and the private companies; The momentum to move services out from local authorities; How Ofsted has been used to drive the removal of children's services from local authorities; The narrative makes the news.
2. Creeping political control: the Children and Social Work Bill and anti-professionalismThe 'exemption clauses'; Local Safeguarding Children Boards; Serious case reviews; A consistent theme; Social worker regulation, education and accreditation; 3. The key players and their networks; The Chief Social Worker; Frontline and Josh Macalister; Morning Lane Associates and Steve Goodman; Sir Alan Wood; Sir Julian Le Grand; Sir Martin Narey; Taking statutory children's social work and child protection outside of local authorities; What conclusions?; Part 2. The long haul.
4. The formation of the welfare state and its 1980s rejection by ThatcherWhat is being jettisoned?; 1945-48 and through to the mid-1970s: the welfare state consensus; 1974-79: The wearing away of the welfare state consensus; The 1980s: Thatcherism and the push to privatise and minimise; 5. Thatcher's levers and mechanisms to promote marketisation and privatisation; The purchaser-provider separation; Rigging the market; Compulsory competitive tendering; 'Choice' as an argument for creating markets; Direct (cash) payments.
6. Blair and New Labour's continuation of the journey towards privatisationThe third way; The 2007-08 banking crash; 7. Cameron, the coalition and the Conservatives: 'Cambornism' and enhanced Thatcherism; Part 3 . The impact of privatisation; 8. Privatisation of public services and the undermining of the welfare state; Rolling back the welfare state; 9. The experience and outcomes of privatising public services; Schools, education and children's centres; The health service and hospitals; Criminal justice and community safety; Social security and employment; Housing and homelessness.
10. The impact to date of the privatisation of social care, social services and social workCare for older people; Care for children; Private companies replacing public service organisations; The privatisation of the social work workforce; What conclusions to draw about privatisation?; Part 4. Changing course; 11. No to TINA: an alternative journey for social work and children's social services; The collapse of Carillion: a turning point in the privatisation journey?; Setting a new course?; Further reasons to halt the privatisation journey; Is this the end of the rush to privatisation?
ISBN 9781447351276 (electronic bk.)
1447351274 (electronic bk.)
9781447351290
1447351290
9781447351832
1447351835
9781447351283 (pbk.)
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Author Jones, Ray, 1949- author.
Subject Child welfare -- Government policy -- England.
Social service -- Government policy -- England.
Privatization -- England.
Social service -- Contracting out -- Great Britain.
Descript 1 online resource
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Intro; IN WHOSE INTEREST?; Contents; Foreword; About the author; Introduction; Part 1. The recent history; 1. How did we get here? The recent moves to privatise children's social services and social work; How to privatise child protection in six easy stages; The two 2014 changes in statutory regulations; The Department for Education and the private companies; The momentum to move services out from local authorities; How Ofsted has been used to drive the removal of children's services from local authorities; The narrative makes the news.
2. Creeping political control: the Children and Social Work Bill and anti-professionalismThe 'exemption clauses'; Local Safeguarding Children Boards; Serious case reviews; A consistent theme; Social worker regulation, education and accreditation; 3. The key players and their networks; The Chief Social Worker; Frontline and Josh Macalister; Morning Lane Associates and Steve Goodman; Sir Alan Wood; Sir Julian Le Grand; Sir Martin Narey; Taking statutory children's social work and child protection outside of local authorities; What conclusions?; Part 2. The long haul.
4. The formation of the welfare state and its 1980s rejection by ThatcherWhat is being jettisoned?; 1945-48 and through to the mid-1970s: the welfare state consensus; 1974-79: The wearing away of the welfare state consensus; The 1980s: Thatcherism and the push to privatise and minimise; 5. Thatcher's levers and mechanisms to promote marketisation and privatisation; The purchaser-provider separation; Rigging the market; Compulsory competitive tendering; 'Choice' as an argument for creating markets; Direct (cash) payments.
6. Blair and New Labour's continuation of the journey towards privatisationThe third way; The 2007-08 banking crash; 7. Cameron, the coalition and the Conservatives: 'Cambornism' and enhanced Thatcherism; Part 3 . The impact of privatisation; 8. Privatisation of public services and the undermining of the welfare state; Rolling back the welfare state; 9. The experience and outcomes of privatising public services; Schools, education and children's centres; The health service and hospitals; Criminal justice and community safety; Social security and employment; Housing and homelessness.
10. The impact to date of the privatisation of social care, social services and social workCare for older people; Care for children; Private companies replacing public service organisations; The privatisation of the social work workforce; What conclusions to draw about privatisation?; Part 4. Changing course; 11. No to TINA: an alternative journey for social work and children's social services; The collapse of Carillion: a turning point in the privatisation journey?; Setting a new course?; Further reasons to halt the privatisation journey; Is this the end of the rush to privatisation?
ISBN 9781447351276 (electronic bk.)
1447351274 (electronic bk.)
9781447351290
1447351290
9781447351832
1447351835
9781447351283 (pbk.)
Author Jones, Ray, 1949- author.
Subject Child welfare -- Government policy -- England.
Social service -- Government policy -- England.
Privatization -- England.
Social service -- Contracting out -- Great Britain.

Subject Child welfare -- Government policy -- England.
Social service -- Government policy -- England.
Privatization -- England.
Social service -- Contracting out -- Great Britain.
Descript 1 online resource
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Intro; IN WHOSE INTEREST?; Contents; Foreword; About the author; Introduction; Part 1. The recent history; 1. How did we get here? The recent moves to privatise children's social services and social work; How to privatise child protection in six easy stages; The two 2014 changes in statutory regulations; The Department for Education and the private companies; The momentum to move services out from local authorities; How Ofsted has been used to drive the removal of children's services from local authorities; The narrative makes the news.
2. Creeping political control: the Children and Social Work Bill and anti-professionalismThe 'exemption clauses'; Local Safeguarding Children Boards; Serious case reviews; A consistent theme; Social worker regulation, education and accreditation; 3. The key players and their networks; The Chief Social Worker; Frontline and Josh Macalister; Morning Lane Associates and Steve Goodman; Sir Alan Wood; Sir Julian Le Grand; Sir Martin Narey; Taking statutory children's social work and child protection outside of local authorities; What conclusions?; Part 2. The long haul.
4. The formation of the welfare state and its 1980s rejection by ThatcherWhat is being jettisoned?; 1945-48 and through to the mid-1970s: the welfare state consensus; 1974-79: The wearing away of the welfare state consensus; The 1980s: Thatcherism and the push to privatise and minimise; 5. Thatcher's levers and mechanisms to promote marketisation and privatisation; The purchaser-provider separation; Rigging the market; Compulsory competitive tendering; 'Choice' as an argument for creating markets; Direct (cash) payments.
6. Blair and New Labour's continuation of the journey towards privatisationThe third way; The 2007-08 banking crash; 7. Cameron, the coalition and the Conservatives: 'Cambornism' and enhanced Thatcherism; Part 3 . The impact of privatisation; 8. Privatisation of public services and the undermining of the welfare state; Rolling back the welfare state; 9. The experience and outcomes of privatising public services; Schools, education and children's centres; The health service and hospitals; Criminal justice and community safety; Social security and employment; Housing and homelessness.
10. The impact to date of the privatisation of social care, social services and social workCare for older people; Care for children; Private companies replacing public service organisations; The privatisation of the social work workforce; What conclusions to draw about privatisation?; Part 4. Changing course; 11. No to TINA: an alternative journey for social work and children's social services; The collapse of Carillion: a turning point in the privatisation journey?; Setting a new course?; Further reasons to halt the privatisation journey; Is this the end of the rush to privatisation?
ISBN 9781447351276 (electronic bk.)
1447351274 (electronic bk.)
9781447351290
1447351290
9781447351832
1447351835
9781447351283 (pbk.)
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