Policy paper

Children and Families Act 2014: government response to the Lords Select Committee report

A response by the government to the House of Lords Children and Families Act 2014 Committee's report 'Children and Families Act 2014: A failure of implementation'.

From:
Department for Education
Published
6 February 2023

Applies to England

Documents

Government response to post-legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Act 2014

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3881-4, CP 785

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Government response to post-legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Act 2014 (print version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3881-4, CP 785

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Details

This command paper sets out the government’s response to the recommendations made by the House of Lords Children and Families Act 2014 Committee in its report ‘Children and Families Act 2014: A failure of implementation’.

The government is grateful to the Children and Families Act 2014 Committee for their report, conclusions and recommendations, and thanks the children and young people that contributed to the work of this inquiry.

The government response to each of the 17 recommendations was presented to Parliament by the Lord Chancellor on 6 February 2023.

We are seeking views on our proposals to reform children’s social care. Find out more from Children’s social care: Stable Homes, Built on Love.

Published 6 February 2023