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Proposed changes to adoption regulations and statutory guidance in England as a result of part 1 of the Children and Families Bill.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
To seek views on proposed changes to inspection fees for social care providers for 2014 to 2015 financial year.
Consultation document detailing changes to the statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care.
A consultation on proposed changes to ensure that looked-after children in distant placements are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted.
Consultation on fitness to manage a social work service and registration regulations applicable to organisations discharging social care functions on behalf of LAs.
This is a consultation document on proposals for Ofsted’s regulation of social work providers and the inspection of the statutory functions delegated to them by local authorities.
Consultation on proposals to review the effectiveness of the Local Safeguarding Children Board.
This is a consultation on proposals to inspect services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers.
Equality analysis looking at the impact of changes to the statutory guidance for safeguarding children.
This impact assessment relates to the government’s commitment to implement the family justice review recommendations on reducing case duration in public law cases and the use of experts.
Progress report on the SWRB recommendations made in the report ‘Building a safe, confident future’.
This report makes a number of recommendations about how to significantly improve the care and support given to vulnerable children in care.
This publication sets out how the government is raising standards of local authority care for adoptive families and improving best practice.
Equality impact assessment for the Independent Living Fund's safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policy.
This action plan for tackling child sexual exploitation brings together actions by the government and a range of national and local partners to protect children from this largely hidden form of child abuse.
Our plans to create an effective support system for parents with children in their earliest years and the practitioners who work with them.
This report is the outcome of a vetting and barring scheme review and draws on stakeholder consultation.
Overview of the Social Work Reform Board's activity over the past year.
An overview of SWRB activity over the past year.
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