The reorganization of Children’s Social Services in England

Purcell, C.; Chow, D.S.L.

Abstract

Through a case study of a London borough's children's social services department (CSD), this article highlights themes concerning the reorganization of children's social care provision. Reorganizations have been driven in part by tensions between the desire of social work professionals to maintain their autonomous modes of working, versus an increasingly managerialist outlook of more recent government initiatives. The acceptance and incorporation of managerialist ideals into working practices may be driven by a climate of greater risk aversion, leading to creeping risk management across CSDs.

Citation

Purcell, C., & Chow, D. (2011). The reorganization of Children’s Social Services in England. Public Money & Management, 31(6), 403-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2011.618764

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Jul 21, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 1, 2013
• Journal: Public Money and Management
• Print ISSN: 0954-0962
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-9302
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 403-410
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2011.618764
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1505929