Archives for February 6th, 2006

EVERY CHILD MATTERS – MULTI AGENCY WORKING

Abstracts, PublicNet: 6 February, 2006

Multi-agency working is an effective, challenging way of supporting children and families with additional needs and securing real improvements in their life outcomes. The Change for Children programme paves the way for more multi-agency services delivering a range of early intervention and preventive work in and close to schools and early years settings.This online resource is for frontline managers and practitioners in a range of settings, who are starting to work with children and families in these new ways. It contains specialised toolkits for practitioners and managers of teams, panels and integrated services.

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NEW GUIDELINES TO EASE PROBLEMS OVER TRAVELLER SITES

Headlines, PublicNet: 6 February, 2006

Local authorities have been given new guidelines on planning and enforcement to deal with the shortage of authorised sites for Gypsies and travellers and to strengthen the action that can be taken against unauthorised sites. The move has been welcomed by the Local Government Association, which says the new measures are needed to achieve equality of treatment for both the settled and travelling communities.The new measures include the setting up of a Task Group on enforcement that will involve the police and local government. Planning Minister Yvette Cooper said three quarters of Gypsy and traveller caravans were on authorised sites but there were still too many unauthorised ones that could cause big problems for local residents and travellers, particularly in cases where there was anti-social behaviour. She said the new Task Group would bring together the Local Government Association, the Association of Chief Police Officers and other agencies and would look at the wide variations in the use of enforcement powers and champion best practice.

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OFT STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WORKING WITH TRADING STANDARDS

Headlines, PublicNet: 6 February, 2006

Local Trading Standards departments are to work more closely with the Office of Fair Trading. The OFT says the two sides will draw upon the complementary skills and experience to develop practical solutions to shared problems and to promote best practice and innovation.As a first step in the strengthened partnership the OFT is to stage a series of seminars with its Trading Standards opposite numbers around the UK. OFT chairman Philip Collins said good practice and exciting innovation abounded in the Trading Standards Service. This included programmes with major retailers to guide and support compliance and education schemes for consumers.

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