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CHILDREN'S BILL NEWS: WHAT'S NEXT?

The publication of the Children's Bill last week was just the first step in the transformation of children's services, which will take several years to complete.

2004

March Children's Bill introduced;

Sector Skills Council announced;

Public health consultation launched

April Ofsted and other inspectorates consult on integrated inspection

framework;

Consultation on streamlining funding for the voluntary sector

and children's services

May Consultation on local authority funding rationalisation;

Consultation on a common assessment framework

July Chancellor's spending review and publication of public service

agreement targets

Autumn Further Next Steps document published setting out new

standards, outcomes and performance indicators, funding and a

national programme of change for children;

Pay and workforce strategy unveiled

November Royal assent for Children's Bill

By end of Publication of the National the year Service

Framework for Children;

Production of a common assessment framework

2005

February Children's Commissioner appointed

April Children's Commissioner takes up post

2006 Most local authorities to have a director of children's

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