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Friday, 26 March 2010 - Central London

Aims and Objectives

Capita’s 5th National Conference is timed to coincide with the crucial DCSF response to the Consultation on Statutory Guidance for Children’s Trusts – dictating a national overhaul to the accountability, governance and inspection framework of Children’s Services.

With the consultation results expected to have far reaching implications for all Children’s Trust stakeholders, now is the time for Senior Children’s Services professionals to come together and examine how best to strengthen, and evidence, the impact Trusts make on the lives of local Children and Young People.

Featuring Child Trust policy leads from the DCSF, Ofsted, the Commissioning Support Programme, CWDC and Audit Commission, this must-attend event gives you a comprehensive strategic roundup to inform your planning and commissioning decisions in the forthcoming uncertain year.

Reserve your place now to ensure you benefit from this valuable learning event. Don’t miss participating in innovative interactive sessions run by local Children’s Trusts examining how to maximising outcomes against the five ‘essential features’ for a Children’s Trust.
 

Benefits of Attending

• Examine the first ever Financial Management guidelines specific to Children’s Trusts
• Learn how to better drive efficiencies across Children’s Services with your key partners, including those for outcomes based commissioning
• Understand how the new legal duty to “co-operate” on Children’s Trust Boards impacts on your partnership portfolio
• Take the chance to give your feedback on legislative changes, to the responsible Government and Inspection Agencies
• Integrate your Trust’s current strategic arrangements with those operating locally for Child Poverty, Safeguarding and Workforce Development
• Improve how you engage with statutory partners via your Trust, including strategies for integrating new and hard to involve bodies
• Benchmark, alongside Trusts from across the country, how to performance manage your Children’s and Young People’s Plans

For more information please contact Joanna Edwards on 020 7202 0526 or email joanna.edwards2@capita,co.uk