Where there has hitherto been one principal body in charge of programmes of professional development for work with children and families, after 31 March there will be four (read our Special Report).
This fragmentation will inevitably raise concerns about a return to silo working, with social work, early years and young people’s services located in separate homes.
And integrated working – the vital enterprise of bringing together different professionals to work in partnership – now sits apart in the Children’s Improvement Board. Given that the government’s own policies to help vulnerable families and tackle social exclusion time and time again stress the importance of multi-agency working, the improvement board’s efforts will be crucial.
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