Documents


Welcome to the Family Information Directory document repository. Note that documents produced prior to 20 January 2010 refer to the Parent Know How Directory (PKHD), the former name of the Family Information Directory.

Further information can be found in Frequently Asked Questions.

For additional support please contact the Family Information Directory Implementation helpdesk on 0845 873 0132 or support.fidirectory@tribalgroup.com

The movies available are currently available in Quicktime and/or Flash format - in order to play these you will need to have Quicktime or Flash installed. If you do not have the relevant software you can download Quicktime here or download the Adobe Flash Player here.

Please see the relevant folder below for documentation and information on all aspects of the Family Information Directory.

 

Title Description Version Updated
FIS Development Project Tools These are materials developed by the FIS Development Project and include the Performance Management Handbook, wall charts and information booklets.
Information and Content Guidance Information and content guidance for local authorities
  • FIDy Implementation Handbook.
  • Parent User Journey
  • FIDy Guide to Information Structures
  • Web Page Toolkit User Journey
  • Example NFSD data and search results
NFSD Information and full listings of national organisations within the National Family Services Directory (NFSD)
Technical Documents FIDy technical implementation, interoperability framework and infomation on integrating with the Directory.
  • Interoperability Testing
  • Local Authority Technical Readiness Testing
  • Family Information Directory
Terms and conditions Information and documents on the terms and conditions of use for all channel partners, local authorities and owners of other systems that access the FIDy.
Vocabularies Information on the FIDy subject vocabulary / categories, controlled lists and data tagging.
  • FIDy Data Quality and Tagging Scenarios
  • FIDy Vocabulary Alphabetical List of Terms
Web Page Toolkit This section contains documents detailing the FIDy Web Page Toolkit (formerly known as web page templates)

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