The Department brought a focus group of local authorities (LAs) together at the end of 2007 to help develop the technical specification for the 2009-10 CIN (children in need) census (and incorporate the previous aggregate CPR3 return into CIN at child level). The group has also been a sounding board for other more general issues related to Children's Services Statutory Returns, and the Department is grateful for its input.

Since November 2007, the Department has also met regularly with Children’s Services Statutory Returns software suppliers. The two groups merged in early 2009 and joint meetings have taken place since. In January 2012 the pool of LA attendees was reviewed and expanded, LAs not attending are offered the chance to contribute agenda items and questions. Meeting notes are circulated to all LAs as well as published on this website. The group will continue to meet jointly on a roughly termly basis and be a sounding board for issues related to Children’s Services Statutory Returns providing valuable feedback on these returns.

Notes and presentations from meetings are available to download from this page:

  • minutes and presentation slides from the 16 and 24 January 2013 meetings

  • minutes and presentation slides from the 9 and 17 July 2012 meetings

  • notes and presentation slides from 18 and 25 January 2012 meetings

  • notes and presentation slides from 24 and 26 October 2011 meetings
  • notes, presentation slides, and feedback from the Munro report breakout sessions, from 15 and 21 July 2011 meetings
  • notes and presentation slides from 11 and 12 January 2011 meetings
  • notes and presentation slides from 6 and 7 October meetings
  • notes and presentation slides from the 15 July 2010 meeting
  • notes from the 23 March 2010 meeting
  • notes and presentation slides from the 12 January 2010 meeting
  • notes and presentation slides from the 23 July 2009 meeting
  • notes and presentations from the 16 March 2009 meeting
  • notes and presentation from the 27 January 2009 meeting
  • notes and presentation from the 9 September 2008 meeting.