Updated by paige.totman on 2 September 2020. Category: Commissioning Community of Practice Blog.
Author: Kitsa Papadopoulos and Ian Brunton, Department of Communities and Justice. Often when we commission a service, we focus so much on getting the service delivery design right that we neglect to think about how we will organise ourselves internally. This article looks at the roles of a commissioner, and offers a model for how commissioning teams can work better together internally to support strong provider performance to achieve better outcomes for clients.