Implementation Evaluation of Doncaster Children's Services Trust Final Report
This document describes an evaluation of the Doncaster Children's Services Trust (DCST), which was established to rectify past failures in children's social care in Doncaster. The Trust aimed to enhance service quality, staff morale, and partnerships. Kantar Public conducted the evaluation using a phased approach that included desk research, interviews, surveys, and performance analysis. The evaluation revealed improvements in leadership, communication, workforce stability, and service delivery for children. However, it also identified challenges such as political tensions, financial constraints, and the necessity for clear legal and contractual frameworks. The Trust's culture and leadership approach were key to its progress, but financial sustainability and innovative funding remain concerns. Despite these challenges, the Trust has made a positive impact on children's social care, with the evaluation underscoring the need for clear communication, ongoing consultation, and monitoring to maintain advancements. **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
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Department for Education (DfE)
- Evaluation stage
- A complete evaluation report
- Other departments
- No other departments listed
- Evaluation types
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Process evaluation
- Process methods
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Individual interviews
Other
Other
Surveys and polling
- 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
- July 2017
Evaluation Costs
- Cost
- Not provided
Evaluation sharing
- Link(s) to published report(s)
- Yes
- Links to evaluation plans
- No link provided
- Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING)
- No final report link found.
- Findings
- Not provided
- Permission to share confirmed
- Yes