Description:The Integrated Children's System (ICS) was developed to support effective practice with children and families and improve decision making and planning for children. This book outlines what the ICS is and how it works, and assesses the effectiveness of a number of pilot studies, offering guidance for others using and implementing the system. Introduction to the study -- Implementing the integrated children's system -- Impact of the integrated children's system on recording social work practice -- Impact on recording -- social workers' perceptions -- Impact of the integrated children's system on inter-agency working -- Impact of the integrated children's system on involving children and young people -- Use of information technology -- Conclusions and implications for policy and practice