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Introduction: commissioning, procurement and providers

Introduction: commissioning, procurement and providers. Nigel Henderson CCPS Convener. Audit Scotland 2012. “Councils…do not have a full understanding of how much social care services cost and their value for money .”

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Introduction: commissioning, procurement and providers

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  1. Introduction: commissioning, procurement and providers Nigel HendersonCCPS Convener

  2. Audit Scotland 2012 • “Councils…do not have a full understanding of how much social care services cost and their value for money.” • “There is a risk that councils focus too much on reducing costs when procuring services...” • Councils need to “understand the financial and business impact of their commissioning decisions on providers.”

  3. New legislation Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 Section 23: Requirement to prepare strategic plan Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 Section 8: Requirement to prepare children’s services plan Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill • Care and health contracts exempted from requirement to compete • Statutory guidance to be issued on health and care procurement

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