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Contracting out Employment-related
Services
Welfare Reform Debate 26 June 2008Steve Davies
Cardiff School of Social Sciences
UK Govt Model of public sector reform
Innovative, high quality service
Close to clients
Altruistic
Address social cohesion
Promote civic renewal
The voluntary sector is the ‘weapon of choice for those engaged in the ongoing battle over
public service reform’.
Performance – behind the hype
• More cost effective• Better performing• More effective in dealing
with the hardest to help• More innovative• Able to spend more time
with clients
Performance contrast: JCP-led and Private Sector-led (PSL) ATs for Jobs
Provider % of job entry
targets met
% of outcomes from non-
JSA customers
(Target 70%)
PSL 78 69JCP-led 140 76
Review of Action Teams for Jobs, Jo Casebourne, Sara Davis and Rosie Page, Research Report 328, IES for DWP, 2006, p 4.
‘…there is no conclusive evidence that the private sector outperforms the public sector on current programmes...’
Evidence-based policy
‘…while there is no conclusive evidence that the private sector outperforms the public sector on current programmes, there are clear potential gains from contesting services, bringing in innovation with a different skill set, and from the potential to engage with groups who are often beyond the reach of the welfare state.’
Evidence-based policy?
Just like that?