Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP)

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The Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) was established in 2010 to provide a single Ministry of Defence (MOD) focus for all issues related to service children and young people.  In 2021, DCYP split into two separate organisations with distinct responsibilities for policy: Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding (AFFS) and delivery: Defence Children Services (DCS).

The Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) was established in 2010 to provide a single Ministry of Defence (MOD) focus for all issues related to service children and young people.

Service children are the children of serving service personnel, but DCYP were also responsible for the children of MOD UK-based civilians and sponsored organisations serving outside of the UK.

The work of DCYP fell in to these 6 broad areas of responsibility:

  • strategic direction and policy
  • provision of high quality education in MOD schools and settings
  • safeguarding children and young people
  • supporting the Armed Forces Covenant
  • direct support and advice to service families with advice on a wide range of education matters
  • educational psychology and social work services
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