JANUARY
- Publication of youth green paper and Every Child Matters: Change for
Children Schools document
- Launch of consultation on guidance for children and young people's
plan, and of consultation on guidance on educational achievement of
looked-after children
- Launch of common core prospectus for children's workforce
EARLY 2005
- Launch of consultation on Children Act guidance and national minimum
standards on private fostering
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
- Children's pay and workforce strategy published
MARCH
- Guidance on director of children's services and lead member for
children's services published
- Publication of guidance on duty of agencies to co-operate
- Common Assessment Framework published
APRIL
- Guidance on children and young people's plan published. Revised
guidance on Children Act and national minimum standards on private
fostering published, regulations laid before Parliament
- Guidance published on multi-agency working and lead professional for
children's services
- Duty for agencies to co-operate commences on 1 April
MAY
- Guidance published on duty to safeguard and promote welfare
- Guidance published on educational achievement of looked-after children
- Framework for inspection of children's services published
JUNE
- Duty to promote educational achievement of looked-after children takes
effect on 1 June.
