e project, the feedback from practitioners and the iNetwork award has been a welcome boost and provided reassurance that this technology is not only innovative and adds value, but is welcomed by the sector and practitioners. Further reassurance for the sector has been the development of a Data Protection Impact Assessment which has been used as a working document throughout the project. This has highlighted that this work is possible and compliant from a governance perspective. This Data Protection Impact Assessment has been verified by the Council’s third-party Data Protection Officer provider, this should provide the sector with the confidence that they too can adopt this technology. 3.7 Impact Evaluation Questions: What difference did the intervention make? Did the intervention achieve the expected outcomes?  The expected outcomes in terms of core functionalities of search and ecomaps were achieved  Detailed baselining data was captured as expected  Expected service benefits were captured at the start and some of these were validated at pilot workshops Did the intervention cause the difference?  All activity was standalone work associated with the proof of concept and therefore there is certainty that outcomes can be attributed to the intervention What causal factors resulted in the observed impacts?  The lack of dependencies and links with other existing/’live’ systems aided development 19 OFFICIAL - SENSITIVE  The Council and DfE’s organisational culture and openness to new ideas and innovation alongside a willingness to take calculated risks supported the commitment and agreement of the work at the outset and throughout  Commitment and support from senior stakeholders facilitated progress Has the intervention resulted in any unintended outcomes?  The wider