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Louise Brown, In Whose Interest? The Privatisation of Child Protection and Social Work, Ray Jones, The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 50, Issue 5, July 2020, Pages 1640–1641, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz142
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This book contains so much more than its title implies. Whilst it does what it says on the tin, the context in which the examination of Children’s Services takes place is considerably broader. This is a book about politics, the changing welfare state, trends in social work training and service provision.
It draws upon examples from areas of practice much wider than just Children’s Services, covering the demise of the GSCC and the College of Social Work. It discusses the debates which have taken place around social work training providing an overview of the emergence of Frontline, Step-Up and Think Ahead. In later chapters, it sets out the steps towards privatisation through purchaser–provider splits, best value and marketisation. It leaves no stone unturned and identifies the role that key individuals have played in shaping social care over the last two decades. Those with an interest wider than Children’s Services would find the chapters on the privatisation of education, health, probation and social security services well worth a read.
