ABSTRACT
The previous chapters have described the two prevailing discourses in British social administration: managerialism and partnership working. This chapter seeks to locate these discourses in the context of the empirical focus of this work - the workings of an Area Child Protection Committee - and thus link the theoretical aspect of this work with the research findings. It has been assumed that these two discourses can compliment each other to fulfil contemporary organisational and political aims. Indeed, both are seen as so important that one, partnerships, are seen as vital at:
...the strategic level, agencies and professionals need to work in partnership with each other and with service users to plan comprehensive and co ordinated children’s services.
