Getting it right for every child

The Scottish Government's 'Getting it Right for Every Child' (GIRFEC), details a range of proposed improvements in services for children and young people.

The Children and Young People's Planning Partnership (CYPPP) has ultimate responsibility for the implementation of the 10 core components of GIRFEC within the Scottish Borders. These are:

1. A focus on improving outcomes for children, young people and their families based on a shared understanding of well-being
2. A common approach to gaining consent and to sharing information where appropriate
3. An integral role for children, young people and families in assessment, planning and intervention
4. A co-ordinated and unified approach to identifying concerns, assessing needs, agreeing actions and outcomes, based on the Well-being Indicators
5. Streamlined planning, assessment and decision-making processes that lead to the right help at the right time
6. Consistent high standards of co-operation, joint working and communication where more than one agency needs to be involved, locally and across Scotland
7. A Lead Professional to co-ordinate and monitor inter-agency activity where necessary
8. Maximising the skilled workforce within universal services to address needs and risks at the earliest possible time
9. A confident and competent workforce across all services for children, young people and their families
10. The capacity to share demographic, assessment, and planning information electronically, within and across agency boundaries, through the national eCare programme where appropriate.