Children And Young People Plan

The Children and Young People Plan (CYPP) is an important element of the reforms for integrated children's services from the Children Act 2004.  The Act placed a duty on Local Authorities to produce with partners a single, strategic, overarching plan for all local services for children and young people in order to support more integrated and effective services as set out in the Every Child Matters (ECM): Change for Children agenda.  This sits alongside the duty on the Local Authority to make arrangements to co-operate to improve the well-being of children and the duty to safeguard. 

The Children and Young People Plan sets out the key priorities for Children's Services within both the Council and its partner agencies for the next three years.  The priorities are outcome focused and aim to improve the lives of children and young people so that they are healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well being. 

The Royal Borough's first CYPP (2006-2008) was published in April 2006 following Council approval and taken forward by the former Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). 

Significant work was undertaken to develop the Children and Young People Plan for 2008-2011.  A detailed assessment of the needs of children and young people was undertaken and a comprehensive review of the progress from the first CYPP 2006-2008 was conducted in order to establish priorities for development over the coming years.  The recommendations and comprehensive dataset and information arising from the APA 2007 were also used to further inform the key priorities for the Children and Young People Plan 2008-2011. 

The priorities in the Plan were informed by the views of a wide range of professionals and organisations delivering services to children and families in the Royal Borough and the Plan as a whole was developed in partnership with members of RBWM's Children's Trust.   Work was also undertaken to ensure the views of children and young people and their families were central in determining the key priorities within the Plan for 2008-11. The CYPP 2008-11 was approved by RBWM Council in June 2008 and is attached below with an Executive Summary.

The CYPP is driven forward by RBWM's Children's Trust.  The Plan is underpinned by a detailed yearly action plan, which is monitored regularly through RBWM's Children's Trust and implemented through the Outcome Groups of the Children's Trust.  A formal annual review of the progress of the CYPP takes place in each year of the lifespan of the Plan to ensure we are meeting our objectives.  The Annual Review for 2009 was developed with all members of RBWM's Children's Trust.  The Review was approved by RBWM Cabinet in May 2008 and is attached below.

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