Action on Rights for Children (ARCH)

The Information-Sharing Index

Existing Systems

• National Pupil Database

• Sure Start (pre-school)

• CONNEXIONS (13-19s)

• ‘Predicting’ young offenders

• Police + CSP Systems

Planned Systems

• Information Sharing Index (IS)

• Common Assessment Framework (eCAF)

• Integrated Children’s System (ICS)

Information Sharing Index (1)

• Central ‘hub’ for all agencies

• Individual file for each child

• ‘Basic’ details from birth

• Directory of practitioners’ details to enable information-sharing

• National database partitioned into LAs

Information Sharing Index (2)

• Established under s12 Children Act 2004

• Details to be prescribed in regulations

• Current consultation on regs

• Final regulations early 2007

• Full operation 2008?

Information Sharing Index (3)

• name• address• gender• date of birth• parent contact details• name +contact details of educational institution• name + contact details of primary health care• name + contact details of any other service

working with child

Information Sharing Index (4)

‘Sensitive services’• Mental health• Substance abuse• Sexual health

Included with consentRemain hidden on IndexLA decides whether to reveal details

Information Sharing Index (5)

Indicators to show that a practitioner has:

• Taken action

• Information to share

• Completed CAF assessment

COMMON ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (1)

Standardised in-depth assessment tool for use by all agencies when a child:

• needs more services

• is not progressing towards ‘5 outcomes’

COMMON ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (2)

‘The Five Outcomes’:– Being healthy

– Staying safe

– Enjoying and achieving

– Making a positive contribution

– Achieving economic well-being

Funding

IS Index: £224m + £41m pa

eCAF and ICS: LAs + DfES grants