Shadow children’s minister Tim Loughton has warned that many local authorities will fail to meet a deadline for introducing a database of children and young people. The Contactpoint system is designed to improve services by making it easier for professionals to share information on the 11 million children and young people in England. It is due to be fully operational by the end of 2008. But according to a survey of Conservative local authority cabinet members responsible for children and young people, many councils are struggling with the £224m project. Loughton said: “They are getting very little guidance on this...