I read the news story on children's centres needing access to more local data so they can target their services at families who are most in need. As the piece highlights, effective information sharing is still a major challenge in some authorities.
Children's services teams need to have access to good data on children and their families. It forms the basis of successful early intervention and is essential to improving the lives of the most vulnerable in society.
In many councils, key information such as details of births are already being gathered from Primary Care Trusts, for example, for use in early years provision and population forecasting. Authorities that store this kind of data centrally can give children's centre staff - and the many other agencies working with children and families - secure access to the information they need to plan and deliver a better service in their communities.
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