When Beverley Hughes survived last month's Government reshuffle thechildren's sector breathed a collective sigh of relief.
A year after being handed the job of children's minister, she is widelyseen to be succeeding in the difficult task of translating policy intoaction on the ground. While some around her seem ambivalent about theEvery Child Matters reforms, Hughes has proved to be an importantadvocate.
Now the sector is looking to the children's minister to ensure that thenew secretary of state for education, Alan Johnson, is fully signed upto Every Child Matters. Hughes says she has already had encouragingdiscussions with her new boss.
"He is keen to get involved. I had a discussion with him on what I thinkare key priorities, and we had a good session on looked-after childrenand decided the next steps on that. He is engaged with all of theissues."
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