CAF and Locality Teams
The Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme aims to integrate services for children from birth to age 19. Agencies working across professional boundaries will co-ordinate support around the needs of children and young people, using common (integrated) processes and language to meet those needs in the best possible way. The focus is on prevention and early intervention and providing better support to parents and families. These are:
The CAF, the Lead Professional and Information Sharing are all essential for the effective provision of integrated services to children and families.
- The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) provides a process for identifying needs and bringing services together to meet those needs more swiftly and effectively
- Where a range of needs are identified that require an integrated response, the Lead Professional co-ordinates these actions and acts as a single point of contact for the child and family.
- Effective Information Sharing then helps practitioners work together to deliver a coherent and relevant service to the child and family.
Latest CAF training opportunities
CAF Pre-Assessment Checklist (
Microsoft Word, size 89Kb)
CAF Form (Microsoft Word, size 745Kb)
Detailed Action Plan (Microsoft Word, size 725Kb)
CAF Review (Microsoft Word, size 701Kb)
CAF and Locality Teams in Hampshire
Every district council area in Hampshire ( 11 in total) has a Locality Team ( focused on child/yp with targeted needs and carrying out the statutory Educational Welfare function). A Local Multiagency Steering group and a Training subgroup oversees the local development of CAF & multiagency Early Intervention and integrated working intiatives.
If you have any questions about CAF and Locality Teams, please use the Enquiry form, or phone 01962 847183.
Resources and Information
- Every Child Matters - Making it happen (
Adobe Acrobat Document, size 763Kb - download Acrobat Reader) - Every Child Matters - Common Assessment Framework fact sheet
- Every Child Matters - Lead Professional fact sheet
- CAF leaflets for practitioners, parents and young people
- CAF Pre-Assessment Checklist (Microsoft Word, size 89Kb)
- CAF Form (Microsoft Word, size 745Kb)
- Detailed Action Plan (Microsoft Word, size 725Kb)
- CAF Review (Microsoft Word, size 701Kb) forms
- Information Sharing guidance factsheet (Adobe Acrobat Document, size 141Kb - download Acrobat Reader)
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