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• Children and Young Persons Act 2008
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Care Matters

Our aspirations for children in care are no less than each parent has for their own children. We want every child in care to grow up safe, happy, healthy, secure and loved. This is the only way they will be able to fulfil their very real potential.

The Care Matters implementation plan, Care Matters: Time to deliver for children in care is the culmination of a rich and powerful dialogue that began with the Care Matters Green Paper (October 2006) and was subsequently taken forward in the White Paper (June 2007).

It was published jointly with the DCSF, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS), the Local Government Association (LGA) and others, on 26 March 2008. 

What the plan covers

Care Matters: Time to deliver for children in care is intended to act as a guide for local partners to help promote delivery of the Care Matters agenda at local level. It is not a traditional implementation plan, as it does not provide an exhaustive list of all the work being taken forward at national level to deliver on the Care Matters agenda.

Alongside the Children and Young Persons Act, the Care Matters implementation plan provides a strong framework for improvement. It describes how we can best deliver better outcomes for children in care, and help local partners achieve the ambitious goal of ensuring every child in care grows up safe, happy, secure and loved.

It outlines our shared vision: what we all want to achieve for children in care and how this will be supported by performance management and legislation. It is also clear about the challenge for local partners; encouraging systematic planning for service improvement and listing the tools, resources and support available to assist delivery.

Finally, to ensure we all keep up the very positive momentum that has developed over the last year or so, the Care Matters implementation plan explains how we will collectively monitor and evaluate progress, including through an annual national stocktake.

 

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Last updated on 30/09/2009