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Getting it Right for Every Getting it Right for Every ChildChild

The Child and Young Person’s RecordThe Child and Young Person’s Record

Stella Perrott

Scottish Executive

Symposium

30th January 2007

Why?Why?

Children and families know what information will be collected by whom and how.

They can more readily participate in information gathering and analysis.

It will be easier to Share information when this is necessary and more difficult to share it when it is not.

Why?Why?

It will reduce bureaucracy and duplication.

Children, parents, professionals, agencies and the Scottish Executive will be able to monitor progress.

Young Person:

“You would have to be told who will be told”

What?What?

Information going in - information collected by professionals and family.

Information stored.

Information (reports) produced from the data.

Young Person:

“It would be better if you could write it down so you don’t keep having to tell people the same things all the time”

What?What?

3 tiers of information:

1. information that agencies will collect and only they will collect

2. information all agencies will collect

3. jointly constructed information.

Phase 1: Level 2 & 3 by March 2007 Phase 1: Level 2 & 3 by March 2007 (initial prototype)(initial prototype)

The plan.

Information sharing ‘pro-forma’.

Personal details.

Details of professionals and agencies.

Contacts.

Concerns and any history of concerns.

Phase 2: Level 2 & 3 after March 2007Phase 2: Level 2 & 3 after March 2007

Record of meetings.

Performance data.

Wellbeing wheel.

Individual Child’s Record

Outcomes

Action

Plan

Function/ Administrative

Information

Accountability & Review

Chronology of Significant Events

Basic Personal & Family Data

Healthy

Active

Achieving

Respected & Responsible

Who did what & when

Assessment of Needs

Outcomes

Need for Compulsion

E.g. LAC, School & Health data, Standards, Policies

Data on Needs, Actions, Progress & Outcomes

Nurtured

Safe

Included

Resources

Contingency Plans

Performance Data

Performance

Against Legislation

Standards

Vision

Outcome Agreements

Performance Indicators

ASL

C(S)A

AdoptionChild Protection

Youth Justice

Schools

Care

SafeNurtured

Achieving Respected & Responsible

HealthyActive

Included

Best Practice

Children’s Services

Schools

Health

Best Value

Inspection

Guidance

Policy

Mgmnt/Peer Reviews

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Adoption & Fostering

Performance Data

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Wellbeing Wheel – A Child with Disability

Safe

Nurtured

Achieving

Respected & Responsible

Healthy

Included

Active**

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The Scottish Executive will produce by The Scottish Executive will produce by March 2007March 2007

The information to be collected (Phase 1 items).

The data standards for inputting most of Phase 1 items).

A Paper model of Phase 1 parts of the record.

An electronic model of Phase 1 parts of the model.

The PlanThe Plan

Consulted on in Phase 2 of Getting it Right for Every Child.

Plan and Guidance published electronically December 2006 and in paper from January 2007.

Implementing the plan guidance published January 2007.

Who is it for?Who is it for?

Any child, young person, family or professional who thinks a structured approach is needed to identify needs and risks and plan to meet them.

Takes account of:

Children and young people’s everyday concerns.

Children with more serious or complex problems

Disability

At risk of abuse or neglect

Offending and causing harm to others.

Contents of the PlanContents of the Plan

Concerns

Partners to the plan

Analysis of child or young person’s circumstances.

Desired outcomes and milestones for achievement.

What should be done to improve a child or young person’s circumstances?

Agreed action to be taken

Resources to be provided.

Contents of the PlanContents of the Plan

Contingency plans.

Monitoring, review and lead professional arrangements.

Child or young person’s views

Compulsory measures.

Young Person:

“It would be good to talk to one person, but it would have to be someone that would actually DO something”

Testing and ReviewTesting and Review

Testing and review between April 2007-April 2009.

Electronic testing of model from April 2007.

Record used by pathfinder areas from April 2007 with ongoing review and evaluation.

Plan used for children going to a Hearing from March 2007 to be reviewed in January 2008.