The electronic common assessment framework (eCAF) system, which was introduced by the previous government, was designed to help practitioners from different agencies to plan and deliver co-ordinated services for children and young people with specialist support needs.
For example a health visitor could use eCAF to register concerns about a child’s development and check if they are receiving any extra support at school.
Sharing such information electronically was supposed to reduce unnecessary repeat assessments and inappropriate referrals and tackle the problems associated with working across geographical borders.
In a letter to directors of children’s services, seen by CYP Now, the Department for Education’s (DfE) director general for children and families Tom Jeffery said the government is "minded" to decommission the system following Professor Eileen Munro’s review of the child protection system.
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