He said he is looking at whether children’s trusts need to be backed by further statutory requirements to meet the aims of the government’s Children’s Plan . The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has published new statutory guidance for children’s trusts, alongside a detailed implementation strategy for The Children’s Plan. This has been given to all directors of children’s services, and includes an updated version of the Every Child Matters outcomes framework, and information on how the reforms will be tracked...