Policy papers and consultations

We are seeking views on the draft statutory guidance for local authorities on the use of agency child and family social workers.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 31 January 2024

We are seeking views on our revisions to the Working together to safeguard children statutory guidance.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 December 2023

• Working together to safeguard children: guide to consultation for children and young people

  Introduction We’re asking for the public’s views on planned changes to…

The Department for Education's plans for the children's social care dashboard.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 December 2023

We’d like your views on proposals to introduce national rules on the use of agency child and family social workers in local authority children’s social care.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 25 October 2023

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

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 September 2023

We're consulting on the children’s social care national framework and dashboard indicators.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 September 2023

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

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 September 2023

Ofsted seeks your views on proposed changes to its inspections of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 17 March 2021

This consultation seeks views on the policy underpinning draft regulations for the new regulator for the social work profession in England.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 4 June 2018

Assessment of impact of the regulatory framework for Social Work England, the new regulatory body for social workers in England.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 4 June 2018

We are seeking views on a new national assessment and accreditation system for child and family social workers, as part of our reforms.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 December 2017

Progress report on the SWRB recommendations made in the report ‘Building a safe, confident future’.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 June 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Overview of the Social Work Reform Board's activity over the past year.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 22 December 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

An overview of SWRB activity over the past year.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 22 December 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government