In this month’s CYPNow – a discussion of the remedies proposed by the CMA’s interim report. https://www.revolution-consulting.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CYP_Commissioning_Dec21-CH.pdf More than 9 months into the Independent Review, the CMA are clearly signalling that they will be handing a set of recommendations for improvement in local authority market engagement early in 2022. Anyone who has been around the […]
The CMA published its interim report from the UK-wide Children’s social care market study last week. Readers of over 80 pages in the report and 60 pages of appendices are invited to comment on it all by 12 November. I for one welcome a couple of weeks to properly absorb the report, but my first […]
Today sees the release of the second update report in this series of studies for the Local Government Association. Projects In this work we are commissioned to provide financial indicators about the largest children’s services sector providers. This can be a technical area and we urge readers to take care in their use and interpretation […]
034_CYP_250521 SR Research A review of recent research evidence related to children’s care commissioning for C&YPNow
Today sees the publication of Revolution Consulting’s latest update report investigating the profitability and risk levels amongst the largest independent providers of children’s social care services. https://www.revolution-consulting.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Profit-Making-and-Risk-in-Independent-Childrens-Social-Care-Placement-Providers-Published-end-January-2021.pdf This research is commissioned by the Local Government Association, and updates information first provided in this format in February 2020. Much has changed in the intervening year, not […]
In her April 2020 inaugural address, Jenny Coles, the new President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, discusses the possibility of “huge spikes in demand across the children’s social care spectrum” as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. If this forecast turns out to be true it will have a huge impact on […]
This is confirmation that in the report “Profit making and Risk in Independent Children’s Social Care Placements” (published today 27 February 2020) the results shown for Aldebury Holdings are the aggregated results for the whole group of companies including Blue Sky, Nexus and other acquired business. The collection of the different operations is also known […]
LGA have today published research carried out by Revolution Consulting in December and January. The report covers a complex and detailed analysis, raising a number of issues and areas for further consideration and policy development. Media coverage can only begin to highlight some of the issues. Calm, considered and intelligent strategic responses are what the […]
Link to C&YP Now coverage of Revolution Consulting report for ICHA https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/children-s-home-providers-to-expand-into-supported-accommodation-if-regulated
This is the sixth annual insight into the children’s homes sector based on a comprehensive survey of a representative sample of provider organisations who are members of the Independent Children’s Homes Association. ICHA Jan 2020 survey final 12 Feb 2020