Statutory guidance

Directors of children바카라 사이트™s services: roles and responsibilities

Statutory guidance for local authorities with responsibility for education and children바카라 사이트™s social services functions.

From:
Department for Education
Published
8 April 2013

Applies to England

Documents

Ref: DFE-00033-2013

PDF, 252 KB, 16 pages

Details

This guidance is for local authorities in England.

It explains the process for:

  • the appointment of the director of children바카라 사이트™s services (DCS)
  • the designation of the lead member for children바카라 사이트™s services (LMCS)

It covers:

  • the legal basis for the 2 appointments
  • roles and responsibilities of the post holders
  • government expectations about the role of local authorities in:
    • education
    • children and young people바카라 사이트™s services

Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.

This guidance replaces the previous versions, issued in 2005 and 2009.

Updates to this page

Published 8 April 2013

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