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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.
Consultation on proposals to review the effectiveness of the Local Safeguarding Children Board.
Sets out how partner organisations will work with the health profession, families and communities to achieve government’s health visiting commitment.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This is a consultation on proposals to inspect services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers.
Third quarterly progress report, setting out progress on key areas of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan 2011 to 2015.
This consultation seeks public views on reforms to the role of local authorities in early education and childcare.
Equality analysis looking at the impact of changes to the statutory guidance for safeguarding children.
Government is asking organisations to sign up and do everything they can to improve the care of children and young people.
Proposals for the next steps in preventing delay so that more children can benefit more quickly from adoption into a loving home.
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.
Progress report on the SWRB recommendations made in the report ‘Building a safe, confident future’.
This report makes a number of recommendations about how to significantly improve the care and support given to vulnerable children in care.
This publication sets out how the government is raising standards of local authority care for adoptive families and improving best practice.
Equality impact assessment for the Independent Living Fund's safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policy.
Summary of the proposed 2013 to 2014 payment by results pathway funding system for maternity services.
Proposals to accelerate the adoption process and improve it.
In October 2010, the Government set out its vision for the future of health visiting in England - including a commitment to increase the workforce by 4,200 by 2015, and a new service model for the profession.
This is a memorandum to the Education Committee of the House of Commons. It provides preliminary assessment of 3 Acts from 2006.
This action plan for tackling child sexual exploitation brings together actions by the government and a range of national and local partners to protect children from this largely hidden form of child abuse.
This report sets out progress on key areas since April 2011.
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