About the children's services mapping project, process and people

The children's services mapping (CSM) project

Children’s services mapping supports the development of a partnership approach to the joint commissioning, planning and delivery of services. Aims of the mapping gives you the reasons why the mapping exercise has been developed and what it sets out to achieve.

Process

CSM is an on-line data collection exercise that is carried out annually to provide information at a national, regional and local level about children’s and maternity service provision and investment. How we map explains the mapping process as it follows an annual cycle of design, data collection, analysis, reporting and review.

Using the mapping information

How to use the mapping information tells you some of the ways the mapping information may help you. It introduces the tools that have been developed which enable you to customise reports for your purposes.

People

Mapping team tells you who is behind the helpdesk and who manages, designs and develops the mapping exercise nationally and at Durham University.

Governance

The national children's service mapping and information steering group has representation from key partners in the integrated mapping exercise who oversee the whole project.

News and events

Keep up here with the latest information from the mapping exercise and related events.