Consultations
The following items are live consultations relevant to the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme. Click on the links for more information.
Closed consultations can be viewed in the Department for Children, Schools and Families archive.
Draft
guidance for ContactPoint
We have now produced draft guidance for the use of ContactPoint. ContactPoint will provide a quick way for a practitioner to find out who else is working with the same child or young person, making it easier to deliver more coordinated support. It previously had the working title of information sharing index.
Closing date: 27 July 2007
Barring
policy and processes
This consultation looks at the barring policy and processes which are to be intoduced under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, including the list of automatic barring offences. A new vetting and barring scheme is due to come into force from autumn 2008.
Closing date: 14 July 2007
Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked
This draft practice guidance aims to provide practitioners across all relevant agencies with the most up to date best practice in identifying and safeguarding children who may have been trafficked.
Closing date: 16 August 2007
Staying safe
Keeping children and young people safe is a top priority. It is the responsibility of us all. This consultation aims to promote discussion about how we could all do that better. Its purpose is to set out how we can work together to help children and young people stay safe, and make the most of their talents and new opportunities to fulfil their potential.
Closing date: 18 July 2007
This page was last updated on 18 July 2007
