Voluntary Action Lewisham

CYP Policy at a Glance

We hope this selection of recent and relevant policy documents is useful. Please contact us to suggest additions!

Policy in Lewisham

• Lewisham Children and Young People's Plan 2009-12
• Lewisham Sustainable Community Strategy (Summary)
• Lewisham's Local Area Agreement: targets and current performance
• Lewisham Compact

Children and Young People: General

• Every Child Matters Outcomes Poster 2008
• Children's Plan 2007: Useful factsheets
• Review of the Children's Plan: One Year On

Safeguarding Children and Young People

• Lord Laming Review 2009 (ordered in response to Baby P tragedy)
• Government Action Plan in Response to Laming Review
• National Third Sector Safeguarding Unit - an introduction
• For practical advice see our page Support with Safeguarding. 

Commissioning in Lewisham

• Lewisham Council Commissioning Protocols

Children's Centres, Childcare and Extended Services

• How Well are they Doing? OFSTED's 2008 report on national impact of Children's Centres and Extended Services
• Together for Children: Children's Centres
• Extended Services: the Government Prospectus

Youth Support Services

• Youth Matters summary
• Youth Matters: Next Steps

THIS PAGE IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED! KEEP WATCHING - FURTHER LINKS TO BE ADDED FOR:

Play

Child Obesity

Emotional and Mental Health of Children

Poverty

Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood

Children's Workforce Development