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LIFT SW hosts the SW Children’s Services Collaborative Commissioning Support Unit (CCSU) on behalf of the Directors of Children’s Services and finances a number of specific projects in association with the Department of Children, Schools and Families commissioning unit.

The South West Children's Services Collaborative Commissioning Unit
The South West Children's Services Collaborative Commissioning Unit
Children’s Services Commissioning is almost entirely carried out by individual local authorities and health authorities. The Collaborative Commissioning Support Unit assists them to share experience, learning and good practice, develops and runs infrastructure for common use, and promotes and facilitates sub-regional projects.
 
The South West Children's Services Commissioning Forum
The South West Children's Services Commissioning Forum
This Forum is open to Commissioning Managers in Local Authorities, to Children’s Leads in PCTs, to representatives of Providers of Services to the SW (via the Providers Forum) and to other interested parties.
 
The South West Children's Services Provider Forum
The South West Children's Services Provider Forum
This Forum is open to all current and potential providers to commissioning authorities in the South West and to commissioners.
 
Useful Links, Papers and Documents
Useful Links, Papers and Documents
There are many useful papers and documents produced by other organisations across the many areas of Childrens Services of which some have been listed and are available to download.
 
Childrens Services Case Studies
Childrens Services Case Studies
A selection of children's services related case studies have been produced providing local authorities innovative good practice ideas and solutions to a variety of issues within this workstream area.
 
Project Information
Project Information
Details of the Children's Services Projects.
 
 

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A members area is available by password for commissioner of services. Contact John Lees on j.lees@dorsetcc.gov.uk for members area password and any further information regarding the Children's Services workstream.