The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that councils will be able to outsource children services functions but only to non-profit providers. Coming in to effect in Autumn this year, councils will be able to delegate certain functions excluding adoption and independent reviewing officer functions. The DfE hopes that this move will allow social workers to have the freedom to deliver services in a new way and allow time for specialist social work practices.

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