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Funding

We will ensure that decisions regarding the allocation of funding and resources are explicitly aligned with our strategic priorities and the child outcomes we seek to improve. During the first year of delivery, we will evaluate the feasibility and added value of pooled budgets and joint commissioning across services. Findings from this work will inform our commissioning approach and financial planning from year two onwards, strengthening integration and long‑term sustainability.

Priority Actions

  • Develop a fully costed delivery plan that aligns investment with strategic priorities and secures the sustainability of the service model
  • Assess the alignment of all commissioned services with our priorities and establish a clear timeline and approach for future recommissioning of both existing and new services
  • Explore opportunities for pooled funding and joint commissioning, supported through established governance and partnership boards to enable system‑wide collaboration
  • Monitor core service unit costs, assessed alongside service engagement data and targeted child outcomes
  • Improved cost‑effectiveness (reduced cost per positive outcome or per child reaching targeted milestones)
  • Deliver jointly commissioned services through collaborative needs assessment and decision-making arrangements
  • Increase financial sustainability (proportion of spend aligned to evidence‑based, co‑commissioned models; reduced spend on late intervention over time).