Threats and opportunities to Connexions services come not only, or even primarily, from changes heralded by the green paper. "We already know the direction of travel," says Hugh Hastie of Connexions Derbyshire. "We don't need to wait for a white paper."
The actual impact of the changes, driven by the children's services agenda and Every Child Matters, children's trusts, pooled budgets and partnership working, is far from clear. Durham still has a way to go before it can say how its information, advice and guidance services will be delivered to young people. "We haven't even begun to look at structures yet," says Bray.
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