The evaluation, carried out for the Department for Education and Skills by the University of East Anglia and the National Children's Bureau, found that of the 35 pathfinders, only 15 reported widespread joint commissioning across health, social care and education services; and 12 reported no joint commissioning of services at all. Only 13 of the trusts had created pooled budgets across agencies, but most had set up, or were in the process of setting up, arrangements for sharing information about particular children's needs, and for common assessment of those needs. And in 25 of the trusts, services were being jointly provided by teams or inter-professional networks with staff from social services, health and education.
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