1. NCCTC Conference July 2017
Can we create a market within Children’s social care and if so can it be managed?
Kathy Evans – Children England CEO
@Kathy_CEO_CE

2. Can we create a market within Children’s social care and if so can it be managed?
Not a new or hypothetical question! We have plenty of evidence from 30 years of trying
Need to understand what different kinds of market there are, and what a social care market is (in order to understand whether it can work, or be made to work)
Let’s talk about:
market failure
public goods
price distortion & cost inflation
cartels
debt

3. Can we create a market within Children’s social care and if so can it be managed?
Can we create a market? a) No – not a sustainable or efficient ‘open’ market....but b) Yes – we have already. And it’s the problem, not the solution Can it be managed? Not without national long-term system design, planning oversight, public investment and market regulation Can we look to markets today for solutions to children’s sector challenges? Absolutely not

4. References and further reading
Can we create a market within Children’s social care and if so can it be managed?
References and further reading
Correcting a History of Market Failure: the 21st century challenge in residential child care
Financial Stability, Cost Charge and Value for Money in the children’s residential care market
Public Service Markets aren’t working for the public good....or as markets
Chapter in ‘Kittens are Evil: Little Heresies in Public Policy’ Triarchy Press
Children in Charge: Imagining systemic reform & redesign in care commissioning for children