Defending our record on troubled families

摘要

Regarding the DCLG's release of the latest figures for supporting troubled families we've continued the good progress made in Hampshire. Just last month, Ofsted inspectors said our programme is well-targeted, well-structured and responsive to the needs of families and that early signs showed it is making a real difference for many families. Since the start of our programme we have met the DCLG's target for identifying families, and are working with 1,100 families across the county. Of these nearly 400 have shown improvements in some of the key areas against which we are measuring success - children attending school regularly; parents and young adults in jobs or training; lower levels of crime and anti social behaviour, and overall families working better as a unit, able to look after and support each other.