1. Getting it Right for Every Child The Child and Young Person’s Record Stella Perrott Scottish Executive Symposium 30 th January 2007

2. 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.

3. 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”

4. 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”

5. 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.

6. Phase 1: Level 2 & 3 by March 2007 (initial prototype)  The plan.  Information sharing ‘pro-forma’.  Personal details.  Details of professionals and agencies.  Contacts.  Concerns and any history of concerns.

7. Phase 2: Level 2 & 3 after March 2007  Record of meetings.  Performance data.  Wellbeing wheel.

8. 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

9. Performance Against Legislation Standards Vision Outcome Agreements Performance Indicators ASL C(S)A Adoption Child Protection Youth Justice Schools Care Safe Nurtured Achieving Respected & Responsible Healthy Active Included Best Practice Children’s Services Schools Health Best Value Inspection Guidance Policy Mgmnt/Peer Reviews ? Adoption & Fostering Performance Data

10. 1234 5 Wellbeing Wheel – A Child with Disability Safe Nurtured Achieving Respected & Responsible Healthy Included Active * * * * * * *

11. The Scottish Executive will produce by March 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.

12. The 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.

13. 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.

14. Contents 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.

15. Contents 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”

16. Testing 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.