Supplementary memorandum submitted by
Anna Walker CB, Healthcare Commission
The Committee asked about the 25 aims for children
published in Change for Children. Healthcare Commission
staff working on the integrated inspection were involved in drawing
up both the 25 aims, which give more detail to the Every Child
Matters outcomes; and the 42 judgements, which will form the
core of the Joint Area Reviews (JARs). Whilst the aims are a reasonable
representation of what is entailed in each outcome, it is the
judgements that we shall really be seeking to understand thoroughly,
as we progress through the pilot JARs towards full rollout.
The Committee also asked about information sharing
and the database proposed in the Children Act. The Department
for Education and Skills is currently consulting on information
sharing on the children's database and we would prefer to wait
for the outcome of the consultation before commenting.
17 January 2005
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