This summer is set to be the most crucial in the development ofchildren's policy since the Every Child Matters green paper firstappeared.
First the Government's comprehensive spending review will come to anend. The review will dictate Government spending until early 2011 and sosets the long-term financial reality for the sector.
As well as long-term spending plans, the Government is also set toundergo its biggest change since Labour won the 1997 election with thedeparture of Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Chancellor Gordon Brown is his most likely replacement and, while thetiming of the changeover remains a secret, Labour sources suggest it maybe in July.
The summer will also see the differences between the Labour Governmentand a resurgent Conservative Party become clearer as the latter party'svarious policy reviews start making their recommendations. Inparticular, the proposals from the social justice and public servicesreview groups should give a strong indication of how children's serviceswould change under a government led by Tory leader David Cameron.
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