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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what cross-border tracking of children on the at risk register takes place between the relevant authorities in England and Wales. [220325] Margaret Hodge: [holding answer 4 March 2005]: A central child protection register is maintained for each area covered by a social services department in England and Wales. The register lists all the children in the area (including those who have been placed there by another local authority or agency) who are considered to be at continuing risk of significant harm. When a child on the register moves to another local authority area the authority where the child has been living must notify the receiving local authority of the child's move. The receiving local authority should convene a child protection conference within 15 working days of being notified of the move. The Information Sharing Indexes currently under development aim to help children moving area by enabling better communication between professionals in different areas so that services in their new area can identify which services the children were receiving in their old area. We are working with the Welsh Assembly to establish data standards to support information transfer between English and Welsh Authorities.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c182W;432 c180W; 220325

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Children Protection Registration Wales Social services Departmental coordination

Link

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