Mainstreaming the commissioning of local services to address violence against women and girls
Following the publication of the cross-government strategy Together we can end violence against women and girls on 25 November 2009, we produced draft commissioning guidance to support local commissioners and partnerships. It will help them develop the best approach to commissioning services to prevent violence against women and girls, protect victims and potential victims and provide services to victims and perpetrators in local areas.
The guidance draws on existing good practice, on guidance offered by other government departments and the latest thinking about the strategic role of local councils in leading commissioning for their localities. With so many agencies and budgets contributing to provide services there are real risks of lack of ownership, duplication and poor links between services leading to an ineffective allocation of resources with money being spent on expensive interventions when simpler joint preventative and protective strategies could reduce future needs and costs. It is organised into five sections:
- getting the right people involved through a ‘whole system approach’
- using intelligence to understand need and set priorities
- staying in the mainstream by reframing service priorities
- getting good value by following the money and working with providers
- holding services and commissioning to account.
The consultation questions can be found on page 5 of the document.
The consultation closed on 15 March 2010.
Date: Wed Dec 23 09:00:00 GMT 2009
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