DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
Awarded

Appointment of Children's Services Commissioner for Blackpool

Awarded 25 Feb 2019

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Awarded25 Feb 2019
Value£41,022.00
RegionNorth West
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 7y 5mo ago3mo term
Awarded 25 Feb 2019Expired 24 May 2019

The Department for Education awarded a contract to Helen Lincoln and Essex County Council for the appointment of a Children's Services Commissioner in Blackpool.

The Commissioner was tasked with leading children's social care transformation, assessing how improvements to services for vulnerable children could be secured, setting expectations for service delivery outside council control, and directing urgent improvements to ensure children's safety.

The contract value was AUD 41,022.

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