Early years practitioners are beginning to undergo training to enable them to use a controversial online database holding the details of every child in England.
ContactPoint, which was created in response to Lord Laming's inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie, began its national roll-out last month in 17 local authorities in the north-west.
The launch of the system, which cost £224m to develop, has been delayed twice because of data security fears prompted by the loss of government records and a report into the project by auditors Deloitte Touche, which said it could never be totally secure.
Security has been tightened around the operation of the system, which is a key element of the Every Child Matters programme to transform children's services by supporting more effective prevention and early intervention.
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