1. Every Child Matters: Change for Children Programme Structure Tom Jeffery Programme Board Delivery Programmes Supporting Programmes SRO Programme Review Programme Office Mark Davies Children’s Health Group Naomi Eisenstadt Parents, Parenting & Relationship support Cross Cutting Programmes Anne Jackson Strategy Anne Weinstock Youth Naomi Eisenstadt Sure Start & Extended Schools Althea Efunshile Safeguarding Sheila Scales Supporting Change Jeanette Pugh Change in Practice ECM/ Schools forum Links to OGDs Home Office Health ODPM DWP DCMS

2. Change in Practice Programme

3. “To deliver a solution to facilitate communication between practitioners from different services and agencies which will enable them to share information appropriately and securely for the benefit of children, young people and families” Index Project Mission Statement

4. The IS Index project going forward OGC Gateway 1 Sept 05 DA(CP) Auth. to Proceed next stage Oct 05 Procurement 2006 Build & Pilot 2007 Deployment 2008 Business/Benefits Case Requirements and Design (incl. UID) Procurement and Implementation Stakeholder & Communications Policy Phases Work stream

5. Key links (existing or planned) with other national initiatives IS Index CAF Connecting for Health Lead Professiona l Multi- agency Working Government Connects CJIT e-Gov NRUC Common Core ICS

6. TB experience Children Act 2004 & other legislation ECM & other guidance / policies Parliamentary Briefings, Q&A Other experience Trailblazers Public Project Team MPs Legal Advice Responding to our many stakeholders Steering Groups RO’s & SRO’s Select Committees Policy Makers Practitioners & Managers Other Project Teams Other Gov Depts DELIVERING THE IS INDEX

7. Our Key Stakeholders Trailblazers LAs and other practitioner organisations: ISA Project Managers IT Manager Other Government Depts Information Commissioner Children’s Commissioner Data Suppliers Infrastructure Providers ISAG & Boards (Index - ECM) TODAY

8. Where we have come from During January and February 160+ stakeholders, across local statutory and voluntary sectors Senior Managers Service/Middle/Operational Managers IT Managers Front-Line Practitioners Admin/Operational Staff Validate case studies, explain work/business processes Develop high level requirements for an Index

9. Our process for identifying IS Index requirements involves a series of workshops Business Scenarios 1 st Regional Workshops Process Steps Assumptions Principles Issues Queries Validated Processes Validated Requirements Trailblazer Workshops 2nd Regional Workshops Common Business Processes Requirements Issues

10. What the Trailblazers tell us Practitioners are enthusiastic about information sharing An Information Sharing Index has to address the national dimension Need an Index to share information efficiently and effectively

11. Stakeholder Engagement to October Trailblazer Event 2 25 July L.A. (Leeds) Event 1 13 July L.A. (Leeds) Event 2 3 August L.A.(London) Event 1 15 July L.A.(London) Event 2 5 August Health Practitione r Manager Event OGDs re Data Sources VCSOs via ISAG Sub-Group LA Senior Managers via ADSS etc.

12. Strategic Options for DA(CP) Consideration No National INDEX Project “Do Nothing” Develop Integrated INDEXES Develop Local INDEXES Invest in Front-Line Resources

13. Benefits enabled by an Index Practitioners can verify identity of a child Identification of children missing universal services Reduction in wasted visits and searches when children move away Fewer children lost / gone missing following move away Better intervention and support decisions Faster decision-making and earlier intervention Improved continuity of services for children Better understanding of children’s circumstances, including carers and practitioner involvement Prioritisation of practitioner contact Reduced duplication of effort in assessment of families Reduced duplication of information provided by families Better informed national and local service planning