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Information on the development and rollout of regional care cooperatives (RCCs).
Background As part of reforms to the children’s social care system, the…
Meeting children’s needs through a regional care model Every child…
We want to hear from social workers, training providers and people with experience of social work as part of the independent review of social work regulation.
Response to the national workload action group final report on reducing unnecessary social worker workload.
In January 2023, the national workload action group (NWAG) was established…
This consultation is for all those who receive and provide children’s social care services in England, and those who have an interest in it.
We are seeking views on the draft statutory guidance for local authorities on the use of agency child and family social workers.
We are seeking views on our revisions to the Working together to safeguard children statutory guidance.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Department for Education's plans for the children's social care dashboard.
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.
We are seeking views on our proposals to reform children’s social care.
We're consulting on the children’s social care national framework and dashboard indicators.
We’d like your views on our revisions to the national standards and the statutory guidance for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services.
Ofsted seeks your views on proposed changes to its inspections of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).
This consultation seeks views on the policy underpinning draft regulations for the new regulator for the social work profession in England.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Assessment of impact of the regulatory framework for Social Work England, the new regulatory body for social workers in England.
We are seeking views on a new national assessment and accreditation system for child and family social workers, as part of our reforms.
Progress report on the SWRB recommendations made in the report ‘Building a safe, confident future’.
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.
An overview of SWRB activity over the past year.
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