Kirklees Integrated Support Service and Better Outcomes Partnership

This document describes an evaluation of the Kirklees Integrated Support Service and Better Outcomes Partnership, a Social Impact Bond (SIB) designed to improve services for vulnerable adults. The Government Outcomes Lab conducted the evaluation, which highlighted challenges in public service commissioning and assessed the transition from traditional fee-for-service to SIB models using interviews and workshops. Preliminary results indicate potential benefits of SIBs, such as enhanced competition and transparency, but also note the context-specific nature of the findings. The SIB aims to improve performance management and service flexibility, with payments linked to achieving outcomes. Despite some challenges, there is optimism about the SIB's ability to improve collaboration and service user outcomes. The evaluation suggests that SIBs may be advantageous over traditional contracts, yet calls for more research to fully understand their effectiveness. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Individual interviews
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: December 2020

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes