Picking Up the Pieces: Local Government Reorganisation and Voluntary Sector Children's Services.

Craig, Gary; Hill, Malcolm; Manthorpe, Jill; Tisdall, Kay; Monaghan, Bernadette; Wheelaghan, Suzanne

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Publication Date: 2000

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Picking Up the Pieces: Local Government Reorganisation and Voluntary Sector Children's Services.

Craig, Gary; Hill, Malcolm; Manthorpe, Jill; Tisdall, Kay; Monaghan, Bernadette; Wheelaghan, Suzanne

Children & Society, v14 n2 p85-97 Apr 2000

Explores the consequences of local government reorganization for children's services provided by voluntary sector organizations in Scotland, England, and Wales. Reviews the impact on funding, boundary problems, changing structures, and the fragmentation of local authorities. Concludes that short-term impact is damaging for projects and their users. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Local Government, Private Agencies, Private Sector, Social Services, Voluntary Agencies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Great Britain); United Kingdom (Scotland); United Kingdom (Wales)

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