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  • Children’s Social Care Innovation programme

    A programme that explores ways of supporting children who need help from children’s social care services.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Adoption: getting it right, making it work

    Proposed changes to adoption regulations and statutory guidance in England as a result of part 1 of the Children and Families Bill.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making the Nursery Milk Scheme more cost effective

    Seeks views on reforming the scheme on price, access, voucher schemes, supply and claims procedures.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations consultation

    To seek views on proposed changes to inspection fees for social care providers for 2014 to 2015 financial year.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Childcare regulation

    The department invites views on childcare provider regulatory system reform.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care

    Consultation document detailing changes to the statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Amendment to infant milk legislation

    Asks for views on draft regulation that will amend the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improving safeguarding for looked-after children

    A consultation on proposed changes to ensure that looked-after children in distant placements are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Registration of providers of social work services

    Consultation on fitness to manage a social work service and registration regulations applicable to organisations discharging social care functions on behalf of LAs.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Regulation of social work providers and the inspection of the statutory functions delegated to them by local authorities

    This is a consultation document on proposals for Ofsted’s regulation of social work providers and the inspection of the statutory functions delegated to them by local authorities.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Review of the Local Safeguarding Children Board

    Consultation on proposals to review the effectiveness of the Local Safeguarding Children Board.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • National health visitor plan: progress and future implementation

    Sets out how partner organisations will work with the health profession, families and communities to achieve government’s health visiting commitment.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers

    This is a consultation on proposals to inspect services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Health Visitor Implementation Plan: progress report (October to December 2012)

    Third quarterly progress report, setting out progress on key areas of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan 2011 to 2015.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on proposed changes to the role of the local authority in early education and childcare

    This consultation seeks public views on reforms to the role of local authorities in early education and childcare.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Working together to safeguard children: equality analysis

    Equality analysis looking at the impact of changes to the statutory guidance for safeguarding children.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National pledge to improve children’s health and reduce child deaths

    Government is asking organisations to sign up and do everything they can to improve the care of children and young people.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Further action on adoption: finding more loving homes

    Proposals for the next steps in preventing delay so that more children can benefit more quickly from adoption into a loving home.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Equality impact assessment: family justice review

    This impact assessment relates to the government’s commitment to implement the family justice review recommendations on reducing case duration in public law cases and the use of experts.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Social Work Reform Board: progress report

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

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government