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Supporting safeguarding partners to discharge their local child protection arrangements.
Introduction The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (the bill) is a key…
The Department for Education (DfE) is calling for evidence to inform the development of government policy on safeguarding in the out-of-school settings (OOSS) sector.
Agreement between the inspectorates for sharing pre-publication reports and other information.
The following organisations are parties to this agreement: The Office for…
We are seeking views on our proposals to strengthen the safeguarding requirements within the statutory framework for the EYFS.
We are seeking views to better understand how unregistered alternative provision is commissioned and delivered.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Information about the FFC pathfinder and family networks pilot (FNP) that will work with local authorities to deliver children’s social care reform.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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.
We are seeking views on our revisions to the Working together to safeguard children statutory guidance.
Our plan to transform children's social care.
The Department for Education's long-term plan to transform data in children's social care.
The Department for Education's plans for the children's social care dashboard.
A revision to non-statutory advice to support practitioners in the duties and decisions they take to share information.
Find out about the request for feedback and the Department for Education's response to users' feedback.
Government response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Report into the protection of children outside the United Kingdom, phase 2.
We're seeking views on a draft voluntary safeguarding code of practice for out-of-school settings providers, and associated parental guidance.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
We invite views on proposed changes to when childcare workers are disqualified from working in schools and non-domestic settings.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
We’re seeking views on revised statutory guidance for local authorities on the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children.
Strategy setting out the government’s commitments to safeguard and promote the welfare of unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children.
Proposals for a more proportionate approach for local authorities to show they are no longer delivering inadequate services to children.
We are seeking views on proposed amendments to the Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2005.
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