THE CHALLENGE
ContactPoint, an England-wide database of children and young people, will launch by the end of next year. But how can such data sharing be incorporated comfortably into an informal youth club setting? South Gloucestershire's department for children and young people tested the concept in January.
THE SOLUTION
The authority already used a software package to record information on young people in schools and social services.
The first step was loading this data to a computer at one of its youth centres. Hanham Youth Centre was an ideal venue, as it has a foyer that serves as a check-in area and control room.
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