Abstract Within the everyday work of child welfare services, concern about potential culpability for preventable harm to children known to services is a pre-occupation for practitioners and managers. The… read more
Abstract: Performance measurement in the English public sector has been implemented in a top-down manner. The mechanics of this regime (centralised targets, public reporting of performance data and the… read more
Abstract: This paper raises some of the key issues that have emerged from our study of the impact of judicial review litigation on the quality of local government services… read more
Abstract: Is the turnover of chief executives and other members of top management teams influenced by the performance of their organizations? We address this question by analysing a panel… read more
Abstract: This paper describes the origins, operation and impact of three performance regimes in England (Comprehensive Performance Assessment), Scotland (Best Value Audits) and Wales (Wales Programme for Improvement). The… read more