National Activity
Getting it Right for every Child was published for consultation in June 2005. This sets out an integrated and child-centred approach to service delivery. The Integrated Assessment, Planning and Recording Framework (IAF) is published in section 3.
The aim of the framework is to provide a means by which services for children - universal and specialist - will be able to gather and share information, assess needs, plan and co-ordinate services for individual children.
The framework sets out a common definition and process for assessing across all services. It requires agencies to use a standard way of recording certain core items of information in order to ensure information can be shared when required. This will reduce duplication and repetition when children move from one service to another or when transitions take place.
There are three supporting papers which set out the framework in more detail and these are available at :
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/07/25112327/23294 - supporting paper 1
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/07/25112359/24015 - mapping template
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/07/25112435/24365 - case studies
A website has also been set up which currently hosts a variety of papers on research into this subject, some of the frameworks that are being implemented at a local level and links to other relevant sources of information. The website is www.iaf.intranets.com and you need to log on as a guest.