The effects of devolution in Wales have always proved hard to discern.Unlike Scotland, where clear lines of separation were drawn between Westminster and Holyrood, Wales's devolution settlement was far fuzzier, with many responsibilities overlapping.
As a result it has taken longer for a uniquely Welsh approach to children and young people's services to start to make an impact beyond the Welsh Assembly. Catriona Williams, chief executive of the charity Children in Wales, says while there has been much discussion and consultation it is only relatively recently that policy has started to be implemented.
There have, of course, always been important differences such as the lack of Key Stage 2 or 3 tests in schools and the decision not to replace the nation's careers advice service with a Connexions-type set up.
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