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General overview

Stage of development: Implementation

Policy sector: Child and family welfare

Date outcomes contract signed: Aug 2018

Start date of service provision: Apr 2018

Anticipated completion date: Sep 2024

Max potential outcome payment: GBP 5.33m

Service users: 6k+

Intervention

The project works with families who have children and young people identified as children in need or with child protection plans, and where parental drug and alcohol use is an indicator of risk. The project will reduce parental drug/alcohol use and improve parenting to avert children becoming subject to a Child Protection Plan or Looked After Child; allowing the repatriation of children with their families and improving parenting skills.

Target population

Children in need, children subject to a Child Protection Plan and Looked After Children.

Location

Country

  • United Kingdom

Service delivery locations

  • Staffordshire County Council

Involved organisations

Configuration of contracting parties:

  • Direct contract between outcome payer and provider

Commissioners/outcome payers

Service Providers

Investors

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Outcome metrics

  • Metric 1: Families engage on the Child Protection Plan (CPP) programme (on commencement of IFSS).
  • Metric 2: Families engage on the Child Protection Plan (CPP) programme (on completion of IFSS).
  • Metric 3: The programme averts escalation of children and young people from Child Protection Plan (CPP) to Looked After Child (LAC) (six months after engagement).
  • Metric 4: Families engage on to the Children in Need (CIN) programme (on commencement of CIN project).
  • Metric 5: The programme averts the escalation of children and young people status from CIN (children in need) to CPP (six months after engagement)

Results

Integrated Family Support Service started delivering services in April 2018 and will finish in September 2024. Data was last updated in June 2024. These are interim results.

Outcome achievements

Overall target is based on the high case scenario defined in the Life Chances Fund Final Award Offer or Variation Agreements.

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Outcome payments

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