Voluntary Action Lewisham

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
•  The Children's Plan One Year On 2009
• United we Stand: A Voluntary and Community Sector Manifesto for London's Children and Young People, 2010
• Department for Children, Families and Schools website

Children's Trusts

• 'What is a Children's Trust?' leaflet and guidance on the 'Duty to Involve' the Third Sector

Safeguarding Children and Young People

• Lord Laming Review 2009 (ordered in response to Baby P tragedy)
• Government Action Plan in Response to Laming Review
• The Safe Network
• Lewisham Safeguarding Children
• London Safeguarding Children Board
• Pan London Common Assessment Framework Protocol
• ContactPoint  
• For practical advice see our page Support with Safeguarding. 

Commissioning

• Commissioning Guidelines - A Lewisham Compact Code of Practice
• National Audit Office Successful Commissioning Guidance

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

Children with Disabilities

• Aiming High for Disabled Children
• Every Disabled Child Matters
• Aiming High in Lewisham
• Aiming High Pilot Services in Lewisham, 2010

Anti-Bullying

• Lewisham Council Anti-Bullying Policy

Children and Young People's Participation

• Participation Works
• Lewisham Young Mayor's Project 

Children's Rights 

• UN Convention on Children's Rights (UN CRC) - useful summary
• UN CRC, Every Child Matters and children's rights policy developments in the UK
• Children's Rights Alliance for England
• Children's Rights Bill
• Rights and Responsibilities Green Paper

Child Poverty

• Campaign to End Child Poverty
• Child Poverty in Lewisham - data
• Lewisham's Child Poverty Pledge
• National developments on the Child Poverty Bill, 2009

Children's Health

• Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures - National Child Health Strategy 2009
• 'Health, Wellbeing and Care': Lewisham's Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2009
• NHS Lewisham Children's Health Profile

Children's Mental and Emotional Health and Wellbeing

• DCSF guidance on mental and emotional health support
• Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
• Kaleidoscope: Lewisham Centre for Children and Young People

Teenage Pregnancy, Parenthood and Sexual Health

• Sex and Relationships Education Guidance - national consultation
• Teenage Pregnancy Project in Lewisham
• The Young Foundation's 2009 Research on Teenage Pregnancy in Lewisham
• Lewisham Teenage Pregnancy, Parenthood and Sexual Health Action Plan 2008-10

14 - 19 Strategy

• DCSF 14 - 19 Reform
• New funding arrangements for 16-19 provision - implications for Lewisham 
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

Children's Workforce Development

• Children's Workforce Development Council
• NCVYS Introduction to Workforce Development
• 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy

Play

• National Play Strategy 2008
• London Play website
• Briefing papers on Play policy
• Lewisham Open Space policy
• Report to Mayor on Play Builder Progress and Plans 2009

 Youth Offending and Justice

• London Criminal Justice Partnership - includes updates on Lewisham projects including Triage and the MARAC
• Lewisham Youth Offending Service
• Restorative Justice in Lewisham
• Youth Justice Board