It follows the launch last week by children's minister Margaret Hodge of Every Child Matters: Change for Children, which provides the national framework for local change in children's services.
As Children Now revealed (24-30 November), the five outcomes in Every Child Matters are divided into 25 indicators, spelling out the Government's expectations of all partners involved in children's services. These outcomes are linked to key national targets and indicators, which in turn are linked to a range of inspection criteria.
The proposed inspection system integrates judgments about education, youth services, social and health care and evaluates the way they work together to improve services for children.
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