Bracknell Forest Children's Trust

New duties under Section 10 of the Children Act 2004 require local authorities and their partners to cooperate to improve the wellbeing of all children and young people. It is an expectation that these duties will result in Children’s Trust arrangements being established by April 2008.

Children's Trusts have been created to address the fragmentation of responsibilities for children's services. They build upon, bring together and formalise the joint work that is already taking place in many local areas. Whilst the original driver was the report of Lord Laming, developments that have occurred since the publication of Every Child Matters have reinforced the notion of agencies having a duty to work together to secure better outcomes for children and young people in a local area.

The approach taken in Bracknell Forest to developing a Children’s Trust has been emerging for some time, guided by the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). This themed partnership, which sits below the Bracknell Forest Partnership, has been fully involved in the development of the local model.

Bracknell Forest established it’s Children’s Trust on 1 April 2008.