More than two-thirds of practitioners in the 12 local authoritiestesting out the Common Assessment Framework and lead professional rolesaid the new processes added to their workload.
But more than half of the practitioners and managers said the new waysof working were promoting better multi-agency working. They said ithelped agencies come together much faster and enabled more rigorousfollow-through in delivering services. Three out of four said theythought the work would lead to better outcomes for children.
The findings are from research commissioned by the Department forEducation and Skills.
The research also reports that practitioners believed families were "onthe whole very positive" about common assessment and lead professionalwork.
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