Following the successful Common Assessment Framework (CAF) re-launch in South Gloucestershire at the end of April 2010, there has been a 50 % increase in the number of CAF forms completed and action plans initiated. The new process of practitioners taking more responsibility for convening a Team Around the Child / Family meeting (TAC), and coordinating integrated working on the front line appears to be popular. Both practitioners and parents are reporting successful experiences and outcomes which is evident in training and from feedback received.

The full implementation of CAF is being promoted by the Senior Officer Group of the Children’s Trust, and a steering group has been set up to oversee its future development. The steering group will be seeking to establish protocols with all partners that describe the way each agency will use CAF in their own internal processes. More support for practitioners has been developed with the launch of the CAF toolkit. 

We have also initiated Lead Professional network meetings in each locality four times a year. The first of these meetings have just completed and details of future meetings will be made available from the Common Assessment Support pages of this website.

Following the successful Common Assessment Framework (CAF) re-launch in South Gloucestershire at the end of April 2010, there has been a 50 % increase in the number of CAF forms completed and action plans initiated. The new process of practitioners taking more responsibility for convening a Team Around the Child / Family meeting (TAC), and coordinating integrated working on the front line appears to be popular. Both practitioners and parents are reporting successful experiences and outcomes which is evident in training and from feedback received.

The full implementation of CAF is being promoted by the Senior Officer Group of the Children’s Trust, and a steering group has been set up to oversee its future development. The steering group will be seeking to establish protocols with all partners that describe the way each agency will use CAF in their own internal processes. More support for practitioners has been developed with the launch of the CAF toolkit. 

We have also initiated Lead Professional network meetings in each locality four times a year. The first of these meetings have just completed and details of future meetings will be made available from the Common Assessment Support pages of this website.