§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list those local authorities that have a Director of Children's Services; and on what date the post was created in each case. [129657]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 15 September 2003]: The Green Paper, "Every Child Matters", was published on 8 September and the consultation period extends until 1 December. It proposes the creation of Directors of Children's Services, accountable for local authority education and children's social services. This builds on practice in a number of local authorities. We are currently working with local authorities to identify how many authorities have integrated education and children's social services and have Directors of Children's Services.