Summary
This research shows that disaggregation and the formation of smaller unitary authorities will present a significant challenge to balance the uneven distribution of supply of care and the demand for care within these authorities, which is currently smoothed across larger geographic footprints. Avoiding or reducing the level of disaggregation and maximising the scale of newly formed authorities will minimise this risk. Where disaggregation does take place, authorities will need strategies to manage the long-term reshaping of the market, the ongoing use of out of area placements, and the short to medium-term distortion of demand which will be created when new authority boundaries are drawn.
Disaggregation and the formation of smaller unitary authorities will present a challenge to balance the uneven distribution of supply of care and the demand for care within these authorities.
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