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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808540503321

Titolo

Public services inspection in the UK / / edited by Howard Davis and Steve Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-283-90445-4

1-4356-8604-7

1-84642-830-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Research highlights in social work ; ; 50

Altri autori (Persone)

DavisHoward <1953->

MartinSteve <1960->

Disciplina

352.8

352.882140941

362.941

Soggetti

Municipal services - Great Britain - Evaluation

County services - Great Britain - Evaluation

Inspection - Great Britain

Local government - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Contents; 1.The Rise of Public Services Inspection; 2.Inspection of Local Government Services; 3.Inspection of Adult and Children's Social Care; 4.Inspection of Education and Skills From Improvement to Accountability; 5.Regulation and Inspection of Health Services; 6.Inspection and the Criminal Justice Agencies; 7.Holistic Public Services Inspection; 8.Performance Paradoxes The Politics of Evaluation in Public Services; 9.The Future of Public Services Inspection; THE EDITORS; THE CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; BACK COVER

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses the key debates about the role that inspection plays in increasing public accountability and encouraging service improvement. Contributors describe current inspection methods across the key public sectors, and examine the underlying issues and tensions associated with public services inspection.