Organisational review of the Support to Children and Young People section

Following an organisational review of the Children and Families department, four new divisions have been created: Support to Children and Young People, Schools and Community Services, Resources, and Planning and Performance.

The Support to Children and Young People division is now subject to review, including a period of consultation on its structure. This page provides updates on that review.

Latest updates

update 3 from 21st August (Word)

Update 2 from 29th July (Word) has more information on the implementation timetable, details of how to get involved, and answers to some common questions.

Update 1 from 4th July (Word) focuses on the Consultation Report for the Review of Practice Teams and Working Together and Family and Community Support.

The consultation report (Word) contains the draft proposals for the first phase of the restructure of the new division within the Children and Families Department: Support to Children and Young People. It sets out the background, aims and staffing structures for former Social Work Practice Teams, Working Together services and for Family and Community Support.

Also see the structure charts (PDF) for consultation.

Consultation

Your comments are welcome on all aspects of the consultation paper and in particular it would be very helpful if you could provide views with respect to the questions in Appendix 1 of the consultation paper.

Please send any comments to Chris Lumb by 4th August 2008

Chris Lumb
Level 1.5, Waverley Court
East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG

Chris.Lumb@edinburgh.gov.uk