David Foster Archives - House of Commons Library

Tackling loneliness

Monday, 22 February, 2021

The Government's Loneliness Strategy was published in October 2018. It set out a wide variety of cross-departmental measures that the Government would take to provide 'national leadership' to tackle loneliness in England. As well as explaining the Strategy and the steps taken so far by the Government, this briefing also looks at research into the causes and impact of loneliness and possible interventions. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on loneliness is also considered, alongside the measures introduced by the Government in response. Finally, this paper briefly outlines the situation in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Coronavirus: Separated Families and Contact with Children in Care FAQs (UK)

Monday, 15 February, 2021

This paper provides brief information in response to some key questions regarding the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on separated families, maintenance arrangements and access to children.

Coronavirus: Separated Families and Contact with Children in Care FAQs (UK)

The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Friday, 12 February, 2021

This briefing describes the laying of the Statutory Instrument, its content, reaction from the sector, and the consultation on extending some its regulations.

The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Research Briefing

Safeguarding in English schools

Wednesday, 10 February, 2021

This briefing provides information on the safeguarding responsibilities of schools in England, including the role of governing bodies, head teachers and school staff, the inspection of safeguarding, safe staff recruitment, and procedures for dealing with allegations against members of staff.
Research Briefing

Support for domestic abuse victims

Monday, 08 February, 2021

This briefing outlines support for victims of domestic violence and abuse. It considers social services, housing, social security benefits, health services and preventative actions in education settings.
Research Briefing

Children: child arrangements orders – safeguards when domestic abuse issues arise (England and Wales)

Tuesday, 02 February, 2021

This briefing provides information on how the family courts address issues of domestic abuse in private law proceedings relating to children, in particular proceedings relating to child arrangements orders. The final two sections of the briefing provide information on proposals for reform in this area.
Research Briefing

Child maintenance: the write-off of arrears on Child Support Agency cases (UK)

Wednesday, 27 January, 2021

This Library briefing describes the UK Government’s policy to write-off arrears arising from the 1993 and 2003 child maintenance schemes. These schemes are now closed to new applicants and ongoing maintenance cases have been transferred to the 2012 scheme.
- Research Briefing
- Families and social services
Research Briefing

Coronavirus: Childcare FAQs

Friday, 08 January, 2021

This House of Commons Library Briefing provides information in response to some key questions relating to childcare during the coronavirus outbreak
Research Briefing

Support for care leavers

Thursday, 31 December, 2020

This House of Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the UK Government’s policies to support care leavers in key areas.
Research Briefing

Child maintenance: Overseas cases and income (UK)

Thursday, 17 December, 2020

This briefing paper sets out how the child maintenance system operates where a Person with Care, Non-Resident Parent or a Qualifying Child, lives overseas.
- Research Briefing
- Families and social services
Research Briefing

Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

This paper describes what steps the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) may take when a Non-Resident Parent (also known as a “Paying Parent”) fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full. It also provides information on the application, collection and enforcement fees charged by the CMS, and briefly summarises analysis on the effectiveness of the CMS’s enforcement and collection system. This paper relates primary to Great Britain: Section 6 describes Northern Ireland’s system.
Research Briefing

Child maintenance: Calculations, variations and income (UK)

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

This House of Commons Library briefing sets out how the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) calculates the amount of child maintenance payable under the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme.
Research Briefing

Adult social care funding reform: developments since July 2019 (England)

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020

This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides a summary of developments concerning the reform of adult social care since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019. It applies to England only.
Research Briefing

Adult Social Care Funding (England)

Friday, 11 December, 2020

This Commons Library briefing paper examines the key funding pressures facing adult social care services in England and their impacts. The paper also sets out the additional funding committed to adult social care since 2016/17 and briefly summarises recent select committee reports on adult social care funding.
Research Briefing

Coronavirus: Adult social care key issues and sources

Tuesday, 08 December, 2020

This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of key issues facing the adult social care sector during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, and provides links to some of the key official guidance for the sector.

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