All Outputs (4)

Policy Change and Policy Dilemmas: interpreting the community services White Paper in England (2006)
Journal Article
Hudson, B. (2006). Policy Change and Policy Dilemmas: interpreting the community services White Paper in England. International Journal of Integrated Care, 6,

Context: In 2006 the Labour Government in England published its long awaited White Paper on 'community services', following on from the 2005 Green Paper on the future of social care. The policy envisages an unprecedented shift of activity and resourc... Read More about Policy Change and Policy Dilemmas: interpreting the community services White Paper in England.

User Outcomes and Children's Services Reforms: Ambiguity and Conflict in the Policy Implementation Process (2006)
Journal Article
Hudson, B. (2006). User Outcomes and Children's Services Reforms: Ambiguity and Conflict in the Policy Implementation Process. Social Policy and Society, 5(2), 227-236. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746405002915

The reforms to children's services in the UK brought in by the Every Child Matters Green Paper and the subsequent Children Act 2004 represent the most significant change in this area of social policy since 1948. The policy approach has two distinguis... Read More about User Outcomes and Children's Services Reforms: Ambiguity and Conflict in the Policy Implementation Process.

'Not a cigarette paper between us': Integrated Inspection of Children's Services in England (2005)
Journal Article
Hudson, B. (2005). 'Not a cigarette paper between us': Integrated Inspection of Children's Services in England. Social Policy and Administration, 39(5), 513-527. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00453.x

Children's services in England are undergoing their most radical transformation since 1948 following the passage of the Children Act 2004. A key part of these changes is the legal requirement to have an Integrated Inspection Framework to assess the e... Read More about 'Not a cigarette paper between us': Integrated Inspection of Children's Services in England.

Analysing Network Partnerships (2004)
Journal Article
Hudson, B. (2004). Analysing Network Partnerships. Public Management Review, 6(1), 75-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719030410001675740

Support for the notion of networks is growing rapidly across Europe, especially in the public sector where faith in market and hierarchy is diminishing. However, the concept is still loosely interpreted and variably applied. This article unpacks the... Read More about Analysing Network Partnerships.