Children and Young People

Approximately a quarter of the population of Staffordshire is under nineteen years old, and all deserve a good quality of life. The Children Act 2004 introduced a new approach to meeting the needs of children and young people by focusing on changing the way that services are delivered to deliver better outcomes.

Local Authorities now have a duty to make arrangements to promote co-operation between partner agencies in order to improve children's well being, and an obligation on these partners to take part in the co-operation arrangements.

Within this section you will find data and information about the children and young people of Staffordshire helping to paint a picture of who they are, and what their needs are.

Much of the information revolves around the 'Every Child Matters' framework which also fits in with the Local Area Agreements, the County Council's Corporate Strategy and the sub-regional Community Strategy.

Please Note: The following documents for downloading are provided in  PDF and therefore require Acrobat Reader software in order to read them.

Downloads

Staffordshire Children and Young People fact sheet (June 06)

Every Child Matters Staffordshire 2005

External Websites      Related Information  Department for Education & Skills   Census Pages  Every Child Matters   Education and Learning Home Page  Staffordshire Observatory   Staffordshire Children's Trust   Staffordshire Youth Service

Key Contact: Jon Adamson, jonathan.adamson@staffordshire.gov.uk, 01785 27 7355

Please report any broken links in the Research pages to research@staffordshire.gov.uk.

Last Modified: 06/05/2008 07:32:27
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