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Information on the development and rollout of regional care cooperatives (RCCs).
Background As part of reforms to the children’s social care system, the…
Meeting children’s needs through a regional care model Every child…
We’d like to hear from children and young people about their time in foster care. We'd like them to feedback on the ideas we have and share their ideas too.
Seeking views on proposals to improve assessment and approval of foster carers, and improve support during allegations.
Seeking views on a range of issues in fostering, evidence of what works, best practice and innovative ideas.
Sets out the steps required to address the sharp decline in foster carers over the past decade and reform the foster care system.
The government has committed to publishing guidance on early years screen time in April 2026. We are seeking evidence to inform the guidance.
A response by the government to the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee report ‘Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy’.
Strategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK.
Supporting safeguarding partners to discharge their local child protection arrangements.
The government's response to recommendations made by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee's inquiry into Black maternal health.
We're seeking views on a setting up a national body called the Child Protection Authority.
Analysis of the impacts of the planned policies in the Child Poverty Strategy on children and families with protected characteristics.
The 4 nations response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market study into the UK infant and follow-on formula market.
We want to hear from social workers, training providers and people with experience of social work as part of the independent review of social work regulation.
The UK government is working with international partners to transform children’s care systems and to ensure every child has the chance to grow up in a safe, loving family environment.
Proposal to make a permanent order to prevent new patients aged under 18 from beginning to take puberty blockers for the purposes of gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria, under the care of private prescribers.
Update on the potential impact of the introduction of restricting promotions of products high in fat, salt or sugar by volume price.
The government is seeking views on its plans to restrict promotions of food and drink products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) by location and by price.
Response to the national workload action group final report on reducing unnecessary social worker workload.
Information about childminder agencies (CMAs), organisations that register and quality assure childminders.
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