What information will we add?
We would like to add information from social care records about you and your child until they are 16, held by the following organisations:
- The Department for Education in England
- Public Health Scotland
- The Scottish Government
- The Welsh Government
- Department of Health Northern Ireland (Including Digital Health and Care Northern Ireland and Strategic Planning and Performance Group)
- Public Health Agency Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts (Belfast, Northern, Western, Southern, South Eastern)
- The HSC Regional Business Services Organisation (Northern Ireland)
These records include information on any help received from social services – including visits from social workers and experiences of social care.
Why add this information?
Adding this information can help increase our understanding of how social services are used among families in the UK and how to help improve public services for everyone.
Adding this extra information will mean more detailed research can be done on things like:
- How social services can affect how well children do at school
- How social services can affect children’s and parents’ wellbeing as they grow up