In its response to the DfES consultation on the Children's Workforce Strategy, the council welcomed the proposed Local Transformation Fund but insisted it should be 'clearly designated and only invested in workforce reform at local level'. It should be used to resource activities set out in the Children and Young People's Plan, and the DfES and local authorities 'should put in place mechanisms to ensure that this happens'.
The CWDC emphasised that the private, voluntary and community sectors are significant employers in the children's workforce and said that local change plans led by local authorities must ensure their involvement in reshaping the workforce.
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