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  • Childhood obesity plan: PHE’s role in implementation

    Outlines PHE's priority for reducing the proportion of overweight children leaving primary school.

    • From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
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  • Mental health and wellbeing of looked-after children: government response

    Government response to the Education Committee's report on the mental health and wellbeing of looked-after children.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Childhood obesity: government response

    Government’s response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee report on childhood obesity.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Children’s residential care review: independent call for evidence

    Sir Martin Narey is seeking views on the purpose and role of residential care for young children, and what works best to improve outcomes.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Re-inspection of inadequate local authorities

    Proposals for a more proportionate approach for local authorities to show they are no longer delivering inadequate services to children.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Wood review of LSCBs: government response

    The government's response to Alan Wood’s review into the effectiveness of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs).

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The Survey of the Mental Health of Children and Young People 2016 - consultation on survey content

    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and NatCen Social Research have been commissioned by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to carry out the Survey of the Mental Health of Children and Young People (M…

    • From: Office for National Statistics
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  • Local area SEND consultation

    The inspection of local areas’ effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people who are disabled and have special educational needs.

    • From: Ofsted and 1 others
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  • Children's social care providers: fee increase proposals

    We're seeking views on proposed changes to the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations for the 2016 to 2017 financial year.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Services for children and vulnerable adults: information sharing by inspectorates

    Protocol for sharing of pre-publication reports and other information.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Continuing care for children and young people with complex needs

    Seeking views on the process for assessing, deciding and agreeing continuing care for children with complex health needs.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Children’s social care reform: a vision for change

    What the government is doing to protect vulnerable children and improve the quality of children's social care services.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Joint targeted area inspections

    A joint consultation document from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and HMI Probation.

    • From: Ofsted and 3 others
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  • Private fostering arrangement notifications: planned revisions

    We're seeking your views on plans to stop the publication of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Child protection services: joint agency reviews

    We are seeking views on proposed amendments to the Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2005.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Inspection of secure training centres

    This is a consultation document on Ofsted’s proposals for revisions to the framework for inspecting secure training centres.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • FGM and forced marriage: declaration on progress

    A cross-government declaration outlining the UK’s progress since Girl Summit 2014 to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage.

    • From: Home Office and 6 others
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Childcare Bill: impact assessment

    Assessment of the proposed Childcare Bill.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Regional adoption agencies programme

    Information about the move to regional adoption agencies.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Cost of providing childcare review: call for evidence

    We’re seeking your evidence on the cost of providing childcare.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government