ESSU Reports and Briefings

Range of additional reports and briefings by ESSU and Andrew Morton.

Published on 22nd March 2004. Last updated 6th June 2017.


  • Mortgaging Our Children’s Future

    Mortgaging Our Children’s Future

    The Privatisation, Marketisation and Commercialisation of Secondary Education


  • Modernising Social Services: Evidence from the Frontline

    Report into the implementation of modernisation of social services, with evidence drawn from a major survey of social workers in a large case study authority.


  • The Case for the 4th Option for Council Housing

    The Case for the 4th Option for Council Housing

    The Case for the 4th Option for Council Housing and A Critique of Arms Length Management Organisations. A report from the Centre for Public Services


  • The Investigator’s Handbook

    The Investigator’s Handbook is a comprehensive 140 page guide to investigating companies, organisations, government and individuals. Includes investigation by sectors health and social care, education, housing, regeneration, public transport, utilities and international organisations plus sections on rights to information and searching the web. An invaluable guide for investigating: Company performance; Developers and contractors; Government organisations…


  • ESSU Homecare Best Value

    ESSU Homecare Best Value

    It is said that a community should be judged by the way it cares for its elderly. Over the past three years Wakefield Council has withthe support of UNISON sought to deliver a Home Care Service of which this community can be proud. Inspectors have recently praised it as a high quality service delivered by…