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Childrens Social Care Regulation

Children's Social Care Regulation, led by the Department for Education, encompasses oversight of children's homes, residential childcare standards, and social work regulation, with recent focus on workforce qualifications, profit caps for providers, and Regional Care Cooperatives. The policy area is currently active with multiple bills in progress and recommendations pending on minimum qualification standards and regulatory frameworks.

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Key signals 76 All signals 83 Consultations 52 Policy and strategy 1 Legislative record 24 Analysis 1 Announcements 5

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Consultations 52 Policy and strategy 1 Legislative record 24 Analysis 1 Announcements 5

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Closed Consultations 5 Consultation Responses 47 Policy papers 1 Bill / Act text 2 Bill stages 13 Statutory instruments 9 Statements and announcements 5 Research and briefings 1

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Department for Education 61 Social Work England 2

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Committee scrutiny (Select / Joint / Lords reports) 1 Consultation (this thread's consultation) 52 Instrument (the named Bill / Act / SI / Code) 11 Parliamentary record (Hansard debates, PQs, statements) 18 Strategy / programme document (e.g. CAM 2025) 1

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7 Jan 2026 | Policy paper Department for Education linked

Multi-agency child protection teams: regulation-making powers

Supporting safeguarding partners to discharge their local child protection arrangements.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Multi-agency child protection teams: regulation…

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