their local authority delivers and the outcomes that are achieved compared with other local authorities, within their region or nationally. The Dashboard is not intended to be a tool to measure local authority performance on children’s social care. The Dashboard, and the data it contains, is intended to be the start of a conversation around understanding the outcomes and enablers and generating learning to improve outcomes for children. Ofsted are responsible for the inspection of local authorities, against their framework, Inspecting Local Authority Children’s Services (ILACS). They use a range of data sources to consider the performance of local authorities. The Dashboard will not prompt 9 inspection, and it does not currently include any new data that is not already in the public domain. The Dashboard is not intended to be used to understand day-to-day operational delivery. Local authorities will doubtless use a large range of metrics to understand service delivery and performance within their own area. The Dashboard reflects the National Framework, and as such presents a system level overview, with local data available for comparison to aid learning and insight. The Dashboard will allow for comparisons to be made between local authorities, however all data will be provided with the caveat that the system is complex and that indicators and trends should not be viewed in isolation. Using the Dashboard to support LAs The Dashboard supports local authority practitioners, practice supervisors and senior leaders with to set out how data should be used to inform decision-making, and to support learning. To capitalise on the benefits of the Dashboard, local authorities are encouraged to collaborate within their regions to regularly review the Dashboard. This will allow loca