In recent years, a substantial amount of public money has been invested by the Government in services aiming to improve social problems. However, simply funding programmes of action in this way does not hold services to account for the results and outcomes they reach.

Payment by Results does exactly this - it is an approach where by service providers are held to account for the results achieved. It aims to improve efficiency, increase value for money, facilitate choice and enable public sector innovation. It is now used in a wide variety of policy areas - including Criminal Justice, Education and Health.

The Young Foundation is currently advising and supporting Local Authorities in designing and implementing Payment by Results pilots, with specific expertise in the field of Criminal Justice.

Key Reading:

• Transforming Justice in Manchester - Analysis Support. The Young Foundation has been commissioned by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities to provide advisory support in the design and implementation of its new ‘Transforming Justice' pilot programme.

• Value of Youth Work Presentation. This presentation outlines our approach to measuring the value of youth work and how to strengthen the evidence base creating a framework to inform investment - a key step in creating Payment by Results models.

Blogs:

• An eye for an aye? Achieving public permission for justice innovation. This blog outlines progressive changes in the criminal justice system, while discussing our "Transforming Justice" advisory work in Greater Manchester.