Section 1 - setting the scene

Resources

photoThe joint resource in Devon dedicated to services for children and young people comes to approximately £750 million. There are also many contributions which appear under other budgets, which contribute to work with children and young
people but are not easily counted. For example, a proportion of the time of neighbourhood police officers, planning officers and GPs.

A key role of the Joint Commissioning Team, established during 2007-2008, is to identify the need, the resources needed to meet that need and to help co-ordinate a better match between the two.

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