Strategic adaptation in a cold funding climate: Third sector experiences of employment support funding and commissioning in the UK after ‘Brexit’
Jonathan Rose et al.
What the paper says
The ability of third sector organisations (TSOs) to strategically navigate commissioning environments in ‘marketised’ public services is much debated. This article addresses those delivering employability support outside the UK’s marketised public employment system following the end of European funding. Focusing on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and No One Left Behind in Scotland, it examines TSOs’ views on the localisation of employability support under ‘austerity localism’ in the contrasting governance contexts of England and Scotland. The data derives from two surveys of TSOs and interviews with 17 chief executives/senior managers. Reductions in the amount and duration of funding are compounded by fragmented and inefficient commissioning processes as well as competition for funding with local authorities. While organisations of all sizes have been adversely affected, smaller organisations are particularly at risk of closure. The findings indicate common problems across both governance contexts, raising important questions for the ‘localisation’ of employment support.
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Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
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