Every Child Matters

• Every Child Matters• Children Bill• Children Bill• Every Child Matters: Next Steps• Every Child Matters�.Change For Children• Cumbria Sure Start• Strategic Plan

Every Child Matters: Timeline

Every Child Matters:8 September

Next Steps:4 March

Consultation ended1 December

Children Bill3 March

Royal Assent: Nov ’04?

Sep ‘03 Dec ‘03 Mar ‘04CONSULTATION ANALYSIS

Every Child Matters The Green Paper

• Issued by the DfES September 2003

• A response to the public enquiry of Victoria Climbie

• Universal Children’s services with a need to protect vulnerable children

5 Outcomes For All Children

• Being healthy• Staying safe• Staying safe• Enjoyment &

achievement• Making a positive

contribution• Achieving

economic well-being

Being Healthy

• Enjoying good physical and mental health, mental health, living healthy lifestyle

Staying Safe

• Protected from harm & neglect

•• Able to look after themselves

Enjoying And Achievement

• Educated, skilled and equipped for adulthoodadulthood

Making A Positive Contribution

• To community and society (citizenship and (citizenship and civic responsibilities)

Achieving Economic Well-being

• Achieving their full potential

The Children Bill: Aims

• Clear, share outcomes across services• An independent champion for children and young

peoplepeople• Robust new partnership arrangements• A tighter focus on local child protection

arrangements• Clearer accountability for children’s services• A new integrated inspection framework• A legislative basis for better sharing of information• Other detailed measures to improve services

Every Child Matters: Next Steps

• Responded to consultation, explained the Bill• Emphasised the role of schools and other partners• Outline a new delivery model based on local • Outline a new delivery model based on local

flexibility, priorities determined locally within a national framework:

• More flexible management of resources• Streamlined funding streams, Children’s Trusts,

power to pool budgets• Work towards a programme for change for

children

Inspection and Intervention

• Integrated Inspection Framework

• Joint Area Reviews• Joint Area Reviews

• Outcomes For Children And Young People

• Timing

• Powers To intervene

Next Steps: Timetable

• Autumn 2004 – Further Next Steps Documnet

• November 2004? – Royal Assent For Children • November 2004? – Royal Assent For Children Bill

• April 2005 – Children’s Commissioner in post

• 2006/2008 – Director of Children’s Services, Lead Council Members & Children’s Trusts, Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards

Levers For Change

• Integrated childcare, family support and early years education

• Support for parents and carers at all stages• Support for parents and carers at all stages• Co-located services where practicable• Multi-professional services providing

personalised support• A continuum of universal through to specialist

services will provide the level of information necessary to improve

The Case For Change

• The gaps between socio-economic groups are too wide.

• The effects of disadvantage are felt early and often have lasting consequences.

• Disadvantaged and ‘at risk’ young people are lagging behind their peers.

It’s not down to chance�

15

Escape

20%80%

% of allchildren

20%

Continuity of anti-social behaviour from age 5 to 17. Source: Scott 2002

Oppositional & defiant

Blamed by parents

Disliked by siblings

Gets into fights

Rejected by peers

Low self esteem

Hard to control

Poor school achievements

Blames others

Stealing and truanting

Deviant peer group

Antisocial attitude

Career offender

Unemployed

Drug misuse

0

5

10

5 years 8 years 11 years 14 years 17 years

20%

20%

20%

80%

80%

80%80%

No past antisocial behaviour

10% 10% 10% 10%

Fragmented funding, multiple assessments and gatekeepers

£3billion

Social Youthoffending

Childpsycho-

Edwelfare

Connex-ions

SENCO & Ed Psycho-

LEA special educational needs

Connex-ionsEWSCAMHSYOTSocial

Services

Youthworkers

Youth Service

£300million

£300million

£100million

£350million

£500million

£1billion

Healthvisitor

PCT

£?million

Children’sFund

£150million

Conductdisorder

Statement of SEN

Children in need

At risk register ASSET APIR

Social Worker offending

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welfareofficer

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Ed Psycho-logistworkers

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Healthvisitor

Risks toparents

Cumbria Sure Start

• Sure Start Agenda

• Partners• Partners

• Strategic Plan

• Targets

Targeted Services Within A Universal Context

Services for children at high risk

Specialist

Services for families with complex problems

Services for children and families with identified needs

Services for all children in targeted areas

Services for all children and families

Targeted

Universal

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