In a speech to the North of England Education Conference, Maurice Smithsaid that some people had feared the reviews would be too broad toaccurately capture quality of provision and its impact on individualchildren. "I am pleased to say that this has not been our experience;reviews have been able to paint a clear picture of quality of life."
He added that most areas had been positive about the reviews' impact onpartnership working.
At the same conference, David Behan, chief inspector at the Commissionfor Social Care Inspection, said current ways of commissioning servicesneeded to change. "Few councils include the development of early orpreventative services in their commissioning plans," he added.
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