02959nam 2200685Ia 450 991080854050332120240418094800.01-283-90445-41-4356-8604-71-84642-830-0(CKB)1000000000550704(EBL)366704(OCoLC)437234337(SSID)ssj0000230561(PQKBManifestationID)11190422(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230561(PQKBWorkID)10177891(PQKB)10061120(MiAaPQ)EBC366704(Au-PeEL)EBL366704(CaPaEBR)ebr10251496(CaONFJC)MIL421695(EXLCZ)99100000000055070420080212d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPublic services inspection in the UK /edited by Howard Davis and Steve Martin1st ed.London ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20081 online resource (164 p.)Research highlights in social work ;50Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-527-6 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 COVERThis 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.Research highlights in social work ;50.Municipal servicesGreat BritainEvaluationCounty servicesGreat BritainEvaluationInspectionGreat BritainLocal governmentGreat BritainMunicipal servicesEvaluation.County servicesEvaluation.InspectionLocal government352.8352.882140941362.941Davis Howard1953-1684726Martin Steve1960-1684727MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808540503321Public services inspection in the UK4056357UNINA