Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 March 2005. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what data she intends to include on the databases of children established by the Children's Act 2004.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what data she intends to include on the databases of children established by the Children's Act 2004. [222045] Margaret Hodge: The databases or `indexes' would contain the following information: basic details to identify a child and whether they are receiving universal services. These are name, address, date of birth, gender, a unique identifying number, name and contact details of a person with parental responsibility or care of the child, name and contact details for school or other educational setting, and names and contact details of GP practice; name and contact details for other practitioners involved with a child, so professionals can see who to contact if they wish to discuss a child's additional needs; and an indicator of whether a practitioner has a cause for concern about a child, so professionals can see who to contact as a matter of priority to discuss a child's additional needs. The indexes will not hold any case information.

Secondary information