Children's services might be a devolved issue in Wales, but a Bill going through the Westminster process will still have wide effects in the principality.
Many of the provisions of the Children Bill will be adopted in Wales at the request of the assembly. For instance, both countries will use the Bill to set up local databases to encourage information sharing, and the arrangements for the notification of private fostering to councils will be strengthened in England and Wales.
However, Wales will not follow the English model slavishly.
The assembly will require the nomination of a lead director for children and young people's services, rather than the appointment of a single director of children's services. In other words, an existing member of staff at a local authority - either in education, social services or perhaps the chief executive - will be charged with taking responsibility for children.
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