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A report on social care groups and how they influence policy and practice across children’s homes.
Early years provision for children under 5 years in the local authority maintained, private, voluntary and independent sectors in England.
This call to action, for global organisations to endorse, outlines principles to ensure rights and wellbeing of children born of sexual violence on conflict.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age, ethnicity and length of stay.
A research paper from the ASA
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Information on the number of children missing education (CME) in England. Data is presented for both the number of CME at a point in time on the Autumn term 2024 census day, and the number of children who were CME...
Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England as well as inspections and inspection outcomes.
How children's savings accounts are taxed, and the £100 limit on savings given by parents
Research into the qualifications, skills and training required to meet the needs of young people living in children's homes.
Provisional data for the period: January – March 2015. Revised data for the period: September – December 2014
Academic paper prepared by University College London (UCL) for SAGE.
Statutory guidance on the principles behind children’s social care, its purpose, factors enabling good practice and what it should achieve.
These figures are based on management information and are not subject to the detailed checks that apply to National Statistics.
What the government is doing to protect vulnerable children and improve the quality of children's social care services.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
What to do if you are concerned for your guests or their children's safety. Includes what to do if you think they are being exploited.
The UK and UNICEF have launched a programme to improve health and nutrition of vulnerable pregnant women and young children in Somalia.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The group will work to improve outcomes for children who are in complex situations and are currently, or at risk of, being deprived of their liberty, by ensuring that there is an aligned cross-government approach to commissioning and delivering the...
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