...Swapnil Bhagat Purpose This paper aims to test whether public administrative data can identify local-authority variation in care-leaver transition risk in England and provide a practical audit framework for children’s services. Design/methodology/approach Department for Education care-leaver...

... life. These factors can have a negative impact on children's outcomes. The paper presents some examples of what can be done. Originality/value – This should be a useful paper for local authorities trying to reduce inequalities and improve outcomes. In this paper we explore some of the reasons...

.... Design/methodology/approach Responses are from a sub‐set of 74 local authorities to a self‐completion questionnaire on Children's Trust implementation in 2008 and 2009 as part of the CSM annual policy monitoring exercise. Findings Findings, presented within the context of Government policy...