When the history of the Every Child Matters reforms are written, thebirth of the Association of Directors of Children's Services will beseen as a landmark event.
Compared to the revolutionary vision of the Every Child Matters greenpaper, the passage of the Children Act 2004 and the heated controversyof the Information Sharing Index, the formation of a new professionalassociation seems rather low-key. But the association's creation isarguably as significant as the above changes.
It proves how the vision behind Every Child Matters is no longer just anidea but actual reality.
The association also demonstrates how the once separate worlds ofeducation and children's social services are now united.
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