Consultation outcome

Looked-after children: improving permanence

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 30 September 2013
• Last updated: 22 October 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Consultation on looked-after children: improving permanence, government response

Ref: DFE-00621-2014

PDF, 990 KB, 60 pages

Detail of outcome

This document summarises the results of the consultation and sets out the government’s response.

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Original consultation

Summary

We’re consulting on proposals to improve permanence for looked-after children.

This consultation ran from
30 September 2013 to 5pm on 29 November 2013

Consultation description

The Department for Education is consulting on a range of proposals to strengthen the team around the looked-after child, improve the status, security and stability of long-term foster care, and strengthen the requirements for returning children home from care.

Documents

Improving permanence for looked-after children consultation

PDF, 459 KB, 25 pages

Published 30 September 2013
Last updated 22 October 2014 + show all updates

1. 22 October 2014

   Added the government response document.

2. 30 September 2013

   First published.