In a letter to directors of children's services, Tom Jeffrey, director general for children and families at the department, said the system will be axed as soon as practicable.
A replacement system will help practitioners find out if others are working with vulnerable children, potentially through a "signposting" system.
As an interim measure, ContactPoint will remain in limited operation, with funding continuing until the end of this month and possibly beyond.
In due course, we will give notice as to when ContactPoint will cease to operate, Jeffrey said.
At that time, access to the system will be revoked centrally — local authorities and national partners will not need to do anything technically to enable this change.
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