ContactPoint to be scrapped
Tim Loughton MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for
Children and Families, has informed Parliament that ContactPoint
will be shut down on 6 August 2010.
ContactPoint, a national database that holds basic information
for each child in England up until their 18th birthday,
was being piloted in several areas around the country.
The Department for
Education has written to directors of children’s
services and chief executives of ContactPoint national partners.
The letter sets out the timetable for decommissioning,
provides guidance for local authorities, National Partners and
other partners on the activities they need to undertake, and
confirms funding and other support available during this
period.
The Government is
considering the
feasibility of a new signposting service for professionals to help
them to support and protect the most vulnerable
children, particularly when these children move areas or access
services in more than one area.
Page last updated:
8/13/2010