... Joint strategic needs assessments Market position statements Market shaping Market shaping (defined in Sarah Broadhurst and Keri Landau’s article as a combination of market intelligence and market influencing) has been expected of English commissioners since the introduction of the market...

... that local authorities are not fully engaging in their market-shaping duties, as required under The Care Act 2014. It is suggested that this is in part due to the lack of recognition that market shaping is a council-wide responsibility and can only be successful if senior officers across the council...