Useful links

Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC): Better support for families, launched in May 2007, is the transformation programme for disabled children's services. AHDC is jointly delivered by the DCSF and the Department of Health (DH). Go to the website: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/healthandwellbeing/ahdc/AHDC/

C4EO: http://www.c4eo.org.uk/

Children’s Cross Regional Arrangements Group (CCRAG): http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/specialprojects/hpccragnew/ a partnership of 48 Local Authorities working cross-regionally to support the sourcing, contracting, monitoring and annual fee negotiations for children’s placements in care.

Commissioning toolkit for Parenting Programmes: http://www.commissioningtoolkit.org/ a searchable database of parenting interventions.

The Communication Council have published a number of useful case studies including many based on good practice in commissioning of speech, language and communication services. Download them from the following page: http://www.thecommunicationcouncil.org/case-studies/

DCSF Home: www.dcsf.gov.uk/

DCSF YouTube website: http://uk.youtube.com/user/DCSFgovUK

Department of Health website:http://www.dh.gov.uk/

Every Child Matters website: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/

I&DeA Home : http://www.idea.gov.uk/

London Care placements: https://www.londoncareplacements.gov.uk/ for information on social care services for adults and children. Features include secure online searches of resources for children, procurement information and statistics.

Narrowing the gap: http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=234484

National Academy for Parenting Practitioners: http://www.parentingacademy.org/

NHS Knowledge Service. Developing a public health commissioning network for England: http://www.nks.nhs.uk/commissioningnet/

Regional Commissioning Framework of Resources and Support: http://www.regionalcommissioning.co.uk/

Social Services Improvement Agency (SSIA) learning library: http://www.ssiacymru.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3135

The Results-Based Accountability Implementation Guide. Questions and Answers about how to do the work: http://www.raguide.org/

Transition Support Programme website: http://www.transitionsupportprogramme.org.uk/default.aspx

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