News

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  A valediction for ContactPoint

  9 Aug 2010:

  The government has been keen to prove its civil liberties credentials by abolishing the children's database for England, but it could leave a hole in child protection efforts, says Mark Say

• 'Everybody needs a chance to try and make something of themselves'

  17 Jun 2010:

  Revolving Doors Agency has published two guides on working with young adults with multiple needs making the transition to adulthood. Tafari Franklyn-Brown, a young adult who took part in the work, explains why services need to change

• Public bodies that are changing family fortunes

  7 Jun 2010:

  A pioneering project in north London shows the value of getting public agencies to work together. But having one person 'go into bat' for vulnerable families is just as important

• Local government and efficiency: The facts

  30 Apr 2010:

  Until 18 months ago I was a director of children's services in an English authority. I want to make a few points about local government that seem to be missing so far from the media coverage about efficiency savings

• More news

• Kent county council: Not so rosy in the garden of England

• Under-fives need a healthier start in life, says report

• Total Place pilot wins NHS chief

• Local pilots get under way

• Signed, sealed and delivered?