Your Choice Timeline experimentation

2021
£3.1 million boost for London’s recovery

London has been awarded just over £3.1 million from the DfE for its pandemic Recovery Plan.

£10million to help young Londoners avoid violence

London’s Directors of Children’s Services, in partnership with London’s Violence Reduction Unit, CAMHS providers and the NHS Violence Reduction programme have secured £10 million investment to support thousands of young people at risk of serious violence

Summer violence prevention approach agreed

Strategic Partners agree approach to preventing and responding to summer violence.  

The ‘Case for Change’ report published

The 'Case for Change', the initial report of the Independent Review of Social Care has been published.

Pan-London Child Exploitation Protocol 2021

Pan-London Child Exploitation Protocol 2021 - Launched 18th March.  The protocol outlines how, through our partnerships, we assess, challenge and provide an enhanced, effective service to reduce the harm and threats posed to children from exploitation and target offenders to prevent and disrupt criminality.

New Adolescent Safeguarding Oversight Board

The London Adolescent Safeguarding Oversight Board has been created to provide dedicated co-ordination and oversight of pan-London work to safeguard young people.

Children’s Minister at ALDCS LIIA Summit

Minister for Children Vicky Ford offered her ‘heartfelt thanks to every single social worker and all of you who are working to support families and children’

ALDCS LIIA Summit today! From 2.00pm.

The ALDCS Children's Innovation and Improvement Summit will be a chance to review progress against London’s children’s services priorities and to shape plans for collaborative work. This event will take place on Microsoft Teams and is for Council Leaders, Lead Members for Children’s Services, Chief Executives, Directors of Children’s Services,…
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Clarity for children’s services on visits

The ALDCS Social Care Practice Leaders Group has published a revised Position Statement to support visiting children during the pandemic and contact arrangements for children in care.  

New job posting

We are currently advertising for a London Accommodation Pathfinder (LAP) Strategic Development Manager.

March 2024

October 2023

Front cover of YC Pilot Report

Your Choice Pilot Report Published

October 2021 – March 2022

Home Office phase

The Home Office funded the first phase of the Your Choice programme.