Integrated Children's System
Integrated
Children's System Phase 1C Business Requirements Specification (June
2008)
Integrated
Children's System Phase 1B Business Requirements Specification (May
2007)
The Integrated Children's System (ICS) is a framework for working with children in need and their families.
The practice and case record keeping is supported by information technology that is designed to handle a large amount of information on individual children. This area of the Every Child Matters website is intended for anyone working to implement the ICS.
The resources for professionals working with the ICS are divided into the following sections:
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About the Integrated Children's System
This section provides general information about the ICS for all managers and practitioners. -
Briefing papers
This section contains the full set of ICS briefing papers. -
Presentations
A series of presentations and regional seminars supporting ICS. -
Practice and resources
This is a set of detailed practice and management resources for those working to implement the ICS, including exemplars and a series called Involving Children. -
Technical resources
This is a set of resources for technical staff and managers working to implement the ICS, including information outputs, information system design and system functionality. -
Phasing out the child protection register
Information on replacing the child protection register with the ICS child protection plan. -
Funding and implementation
This section provides information about the requirements for the ICS, the capital grant scheme and the pilot sites. -
Pilot studies
This page provides all of the progress reports from the pilot studies to date. The latest reports also contain up-to-date contact details.
Documents
ICS
Readiness Review - Letter to Local Authorities (November 2006)
Integrated
Children's System - Minimum Compliance Criteria
This document defines the criteria for the compliance of local
integrated children's systems with each business requirement set
out in Local Authority Circular (2005)3.
Updating
the ICS to Reflect the National Minimum Standards for Children's Homes
and Fostering Services (May 2007)
This page was last updated on 23 October 2008
