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Children’s Trust - ‘then’
• Hampshire Children’s Trust developed to meet
the requirements of the Children Act 2004 (the
‘duty to co-operate’)
• Children’s Trust Board placed on a statutory
footing; and the duty to co-operate extended in
2009
• Local Children’s Partnerships (LCPs) developed
from successful ‘cluster’ based approach to
extended services in and around schools
Children’s Trust – ‘now’
• Statutory guidance on Children’s Trusts removed
• Children and Young People’s Plan Regulations
revoked
• Duty to co-operate to be removed from schools
and colleges, subject to parliamentary approval
• Hampshire remains committed to Children’s
Trust arrangements, including LCPs
Achievements
• Children’s Services in Hampshire rated
‘excellent’ (Ofsted, 2010)
“Partners share a clear vision and high
ambitions for tackling inequalities in health,
education and opportunity”
• Large majority of schools found to be good or
better in Ofsted inspection (2009/10)
• 99% of schools providing core offer of extended
services
Vision
Making Hampshire a better place for children and young
people, where all of them, including those who are
vulnerable or disadvantaged, have the best possible
start in life and are supported by the whole community
to reach their potential
Children and Young People’s Plan 2009-12
Twin aims:
• The relentless pursuit of excellence; and
• Narrowing the disadvantage gap
Includes…
• A whole system for children
• Schools at the heart
• Relentless pursuit of excellence in educational
standards
• Particular regard to access and achievement for
disadvantaged and excluded
• High levels of delegation and autonomy
• Inevitable interdependencies: nothing succeeds
or fails in isolation
• LCPs – function following form
All evidence and experience suggests
stronger partnerships, greater integration of
services and a shared purpose for all those
working with and for children and families
lead to better services for children, young
people and families – especially the
vulnerable.
Partnership working gets results. We have
no plans to remove this sensible principle,
enshrined in the ‘duty to cooperate’ (section
10 of the Children Act 2004) from legislation.
Local authorities should continue to lead
partnership arrangements that make sense
For local people and services.
Relevant partners continue to be:
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district councils
strategic health authorities
primary care trusts
youth offending teams
police
probation services
persons providing Connexions services in
pursuance of section 68 of the Education and Skills
Act 2008
• Jobcentre Plus
The forthcoming Education Bill will, subject to
the will of Parliament, remove the ‘duty to
cooperate’ from
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maintained schools
FE and sixth-form colleges
non-maintained special schools
academies, city technology colleges and city
colleges for the technology of arts
Children’s Trust structure
• Governance Framework – supportive, LCPs
not obliged to use
• Extended Board membership – including LCP
Chairs (strengthening link between strategic
and operational)
• New Business Group – responsible for day to
day functions
• Clear link to Health and Well-being Board
Challenges
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Pace of change
Resource constraints
Capacity issues
‘Sweating the assets’!
But also...opportunities
• Commissioning role for LCPs e.g. Integrated
Youth Support
• Increased opportunities for voluntary and
community sector to deliver services
• Reduced bureaucracy – more freedoms