The recently published Childcare Bill consultation proposes extending aduty on councils to ensure they provide a full range of parentinginformation for children from birth to 19.
Devon's children's information service, Disc, has piloted a parentsupport web site in Exeter, funded by Devon Children's Trust.
Disc manager Ian Merrett said the new duty was achievable but it wouldtake time to put services in place adding: "It's going to take a whilecollecting all the information."
He said that the project, which has been running since Christmas, wasvery popular and there were plans to roll it out county-wide.
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