Abstract: Budget 2006 announced that the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review would be informed by a series of policy reviews, one of which was a review of children and young people, building on the Government’s strategy to improve their outcomes. The discussion paper, reports on the evidence that has been gathered to date to inform the Review of Children and Young People. It also provides a discussion of the issues and challenges raised by that evidence. The Review will continue to build on the analysis set out in the discussion paper. The aim will be to identify how Government should respond to the challenges identified. The Review will report in spring 2007 to inform and influence the outcome of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review. The Review was tasked with responding to specific questions as part of its terms of reference.