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Children's Social Care Reform

The Department for Education is implementing comprehensive children's social care reform including establishment of a Child Protection Authority, regional care cooperatives, and improved support for looked-after children and kinship carers. Multiple bills address distance placements, care worker standards, and children not in school. Current status involves programme specification for Kinship Zones, post-qualifying standards development, and consultation on child protection authority establishment.

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2026

6 events
5 Mar 2026 | Consultation (closed) Department for Education linked

Child Protection Authority — consultation closed

The government is consulting on the Child Protection Authority (CPA), a national body to improve child protection. The CPA is envisaged as an expert, accurate and decisive body that makes the multi-agency child protection system clearer, more unified and ensure …

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2025

4 events
11 Dec 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Education linked

Child Protection Authority — consultation opened

The government is consulting on the Child Protection Authority (CPA), a national body to improve child protection. The CPA is envisaged as an expert, accurate and decisive body that makes the multi-agency child protection system clearer, more unified and ensure …

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2024

3 events

2023

14 events
18 Dec 2023 | Consultation (closed) Department for Education linked

Revisions to the National Standards and Statutory Guidance for the Provision of Children's and Young People's Advocacy Services — consultation closed

We are seeking to revise the National Standards for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services (2002) and the statutory guidance on Providing Effective Advocacy Services for Children and Young People Making a Complaint under the Children Act 1989 (2004). The …

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18 Dec 2023 | Consultation (closed) Department for Education linked

Revisions to the national standards and statutory guidance for advocacy — consultation closed

We’d like your views on our revisions to the national standards and the statutory guidance for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Consultation document - Revisions to the Nation…
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↓ Revised National Standards for the Provision of Children an… ↓ Revised Statutory Guidance on Effective Advocacy for Local … ↓ Current National Standards for the Provision of Children's …
21 Sep 2023 | Consultation (closed) Department for Education linked

Revisions to the National Standards and Statutory Guidance for the Provision of Children's and Young People's Advocacy Services — consultation opened

We are seeking to revise the National Standards for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services (2002) and the statutory guidance on Providing Effective Advocacy Services for Children and Young People Making a Complaint under the Children Act 1989 (2004). The …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK
21 Sep 2023 | Consultation (closed) Department for Education linked

Revisions to the national standards and statutory guidance for advocacy — consultation opened

We’d like your views on our revisions to the national standards and the statutory guidance for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Consultation document - Revisions to the Nation…
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↓ Revised National Standards for the Provision of Children an… ↓ Revised Statutory Guidance on Effective Advocacy for Local … ↓ Current National Standards for the Provision of Children's …
21 Sep 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Education linked

Children's social care: stable homes, built on love — outcome published

We are seeking views on our proposals to reform children’s social care.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Stable Homes, Built on Love: strategy and consu… (220pp)
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↓ Guide for children and young people: Stable Homes, Built on… ↓ Children's social care: stable homes, built on love consult… (68pp) ↓ Letter to children and young people from Minister Johnston (3pp)
22 May 2023 | Consultation outcome UK Government linked

On 27 June 2019, the Church of England stated that its National Safeguarding Team would liaise with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to ensure that 'the right cases' are reported to them i — outcome published

On 27 June 2019, the Church of England stated that its National Safeguarding Team would liaise with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to ensure that 'the right cases' are reported to them in accordance with the principles outlined in …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Government response to recommendation by the In… (2pp)
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↓ Government response to recommendation by the Independent In… (2pp)
11 May 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Education linked

Children's social care: stable homes, built on love — consultation closed

We are seeking views on our proposals to reform children’s social care.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Stable Homes, Built on Love: strategy and consu… (220pp)
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↓ Guide for children and young people: Stable Homes, Built on… ↓ Children's social care: stable homes, built on love consult… (68pp) ↓ Letter to children and young people from Minister Johnston (3pp)
2 Feb 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Education linked

Children's social care: stable homes, built on love — consultation opened

We are seeking views on our proposals to reform children’s social care.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Stable Homes, Built on Love: strategy and consu… (220pp)
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↓ Guide for children and young people: Stable Homes, Built on… ↓ Children's social care: stable homes, built on love consult… (68pp) ↓ Letter to children and young people from Minister Johnston (3pp)

2021

3 events
9 Mar 2021 | Consultation outcome Department for Education linked

Changes to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 — outcome published

We are seeking views on our proposal to extend or amend a limited number of flexibilities in relation to medical reports, virtual visits and Ofsted inspections.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Children's social care: government consultation… (17pp)
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↓ Public sector equality duty: equalities impact assessment (8pp) ↓ Children' rights impact assessment (7pp)
28 Feb 2021 | Consultation outcome Department for Education linked

Changes to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 — consultation closed

We are seeking views on our proposal to extend or amend a limited number of flexibilities in relation to medical reports, virtual visits and Ofsted inspections.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Children's social care: government consultation… (17pp)
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↓ Public sector equality duty: equalities impact assessment (8pp) ↓ Children' rights impact assessment (7pp)
9 Feb 2021 | Consultation outcome Department for Education linked

Changes to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 — consultation opened

We are seeking views on our proposal to extend or amend a limited number of flexibilities in relation to medical reports, virtual visits and Ofsted inspections.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Children's social care: government consultation… (17pp)
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↓ Public sector equality duty: equalities impact assessment (8pp) ↓ Children' rights impact assessment (7pp)

2018

3 events

2017

3 events

2016

1 event

2015

10 events
17 Mar 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Education Department of Health and Social Care linked

Looked-after children: promoting their health and welfare — outcome published

Proposed revisions to statutory guidance on promoting the health and welfare of looked-after children.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Promoting the health and welfare of looked-afte… (8pp)
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↓ Promoting the health and welfare of looked-after children: … (32pp) ↓ Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children… (19pp)
9 Jan 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Education Department of Health and Social Care linked

Looked-after children: promoting their health and welfare — consultation closed

Proposed revisions to statutory guidance on promoting the health and welfare of looked-after children.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Promoting the health and welfare of looked-afte… (8pp)
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↓ Promoting the health and welfare of looked-after children: … (32pp) ↓ Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children… (19pp)

2014

2 events
27 Nov 2014 | Consultation outcome Department for Education Department of Health and Social Care linked

Looked-after children: promoting their health and welfare — consultation opened

Proposed revisions to statutory guidance on promoting the health and welfare of looked-after children.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Promoting the health and welfare of looked-afte… (8pp)
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↓ Promoting the health and welfare of looked-after children: … (32pp) ↓ Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children… (19pp)