A History of the Personal Social Services in England: Feast, Famine and the Future

1 Introduction: History and Hints.- Part I Creating the Personal Social Services.- 2 Seizing  the Moment: The Seebohm Committee.- 3 Scripting the Future: The Seebohm Report.- 4 Preparing the Platform: The Local Authority Social Services Bill and Act.- Part II The Personal Social Services in Action.- 5 Creating the Empires: Promise and Potential (1970-1976).- 6 The Seismic Shifts of the Mid-1970s.- 7 Norming and Storming: Social Work Debates and Developments in the 1970s.- 8 Thatcher and Threat (1979-1989).- Part III New Laws and New Horizons.- 9 A Drama in Two Parts: Part I-The 1989 Children Act and Children's Social Services.- 10 A Drama in Two Parts: Part II-The 1990 NHS and Community Care Act and Adult Social Services and Social Work.- Part IV The Recent Reforms and Unravelling.- 11 New Labour: New Agendas (1997-2010).- 12 Coalition and Conservatives: Austerity and Hostility (2010-2020).- Part V Reflecting and Re-routing.- 13 The Personal Social Services Today and Tomorrow.