CYP Now - Feature - Performance: Your three-year resolution

Tough negotiations on local authority priorities for the next three years are under way. Joe Lepper finds out what you need to know to help shape your local area agreement and ensure children and young people get the best deal.

As 2008 gets under way, planning fever is sweeping local authorities. Strategic priorities and budgets are being set for the new financial year and beyond. So now is the time for those working with children and young people to make sure their voices are heard.

There are already fears that preventive work could suffer now that the multi-million pound Children's Fund is no longer ringfenced. But knowing how to negotiate the complex world of Local Area Agreements (LAAs) and performance indicators can determine a service's future. CYP Now highlights the key debates that will be taking place.

All change

When Chancellor Alistair Darling unveiled his Comprehensive Spending Review in the autumn, all eyes were on how much cash different areas would get. But he also announced a new way of measuring the success of local services.

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