Policy paper

Regional care cooperatives

Information on the development and rollout of regional care cooperatives (RCCs).

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 18 November 2024
• Last updated: 4 February 2026
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  1. 4 February 2026

     Added the 'Regional care cooperatives policy statement'.

  2. 18 November 2024

     First published.

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

Applies to England

Documents

Regional care cooperatives pathfinder regions

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Regional care cooperatives policy statement

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Regional care cooperatives (RCCs) are local authority-led bodies working with health and youth justice partners to plan and commission placements for children in care.

We are working with 2 pathfinder regions to co-design the approach to RCCs with set minimum requirements.

This document is for those in the children’s social care sector, including:

• local authorities
• providers
• children’s charities