Children's Centres
(asked on 28th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all local authorities share live birth data with children’s centres in their area.
This question was answered on 30th July 2014
The Government has no plans to review the statutory guidance on the sharing of live birth data.
The Department for Education’s statutory guidance for children’s centres is clear that health services and local authorities should share information, such as live birth data, with children’s centres on a regular basis. It is important that professionals work together to identify families who are in need of support and offer them that support.