The councils have signed up to the Cross-Regional Placement Database,which is administered by Hertfordshire County Council, to help childrenachieve better quality placements and help authorities become moreefficient.
The South West Centre of Excellence, a regional agency that ensureslocal government efficiency, carried out an evaluation of the database,trained officers in its use and provided funding for the initialmembership costs.
John Lees, children's services programme manager for the South WestCentre of Excellence, said: "When we began our children's servicesprogramme in the South West one of our prime issues on the list was toset up a database to assist with placement findings to replace our oldsystem.
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