Policy papers and consultations

We are seeking views on our proposals to strengthen the safeguarding requirements within the statutory framework for the EYFS.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 22 April 2024

Information about the FFC pathfinder and family networks pilot (FNP) that will work with local authorities to deliver children’s social care reform.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 April 2024

• Families first for children (FFC) pathfinder programme and family networks pilot (FNP)

  Background The FFC pathfinder was announced in February 2023 as part of…

We are seeking views on child safeguarding practice in schools and colleges to inform the Department for Education’s safeguarding in schools and colleges policy.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 March 2024

We're seeking views on changes to Ofsted fees for children's social care providers.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 March 2024

This consultation seeks views on Ofsted’s proposals for the inspections of supported accommodation (SA) for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 29 February 2024

This consultation asks children and young people for their views on Ofsted’s proposals on inspecting supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 29 February 2024

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

The Department for Education’s strategy for sustainability and climate change for the education and children’s services systems.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 December 2023

Seeks views on the proposal to remove the statutory requirement for a full employment history when appointing volunteers in health and care settings.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 18 December 2023

Government response to the review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 18 December 2023

The Department for Education's long-term plan to transform data in children's social care.

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

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

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

Our plan to transform children's social care.

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

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

Care Leaver Covenant offer from the Department for Work and Pensions.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 13 July 2023

A revision to non-statutory advice to support practitioners in the duties and decisions they take to share information.

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