Launched in 2003 by then Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Every Child Matters doctrine, a response to the Laming report into the murder of Victoria Climbié, advocated earlier intervention for children and families to provide support before problems become serious.
In 2010, under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, use of the term "Every Child Matters" was banned within the DfE.
But speaking at the annual ADCS conference in Manchester, ADCS president Alison Michalska said she would welcome a return to the principles of the initiative.
She warned that cuts in central government funding since 2010, combined with rising demand, meant children's services departments are "enduring relentless pressure".
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