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.
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General debate on children's social care in England (628 KB, PDF)
This debate was sponsored by Tim Loughton MP who proposed a wide-ranging debate to the Backbench Business Committee on 10 July 2018.
PLEASE NOTE: This debate did not take place. It is not known if it will be rescheduled.
This debate pack was prepared in advance of the debate. It outlines the legal and policy contexts of children’s social care in England, including the Government’s strategy and initiatives to drive improvement.
Commentators have identified ongoing concerns with children’s social care services. The paper briefly summarises some of the key challenges, including: increasing demand for children’s social care; funding pressures; varying thresholds for social care; poor and inadequate services in some areas; and poor outcomes for children in need.
The debate pack also provides a selection of recent news articles, sector comment and parliamentary material on the subject of children’s social care.
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General debate on children's social care in England (628 KB, PDF)
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The Troubled Families Programme (TFP) is a programme in England administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The programme conducts targeted interventions for families experiencing multiple problems, including crime, anti-social behaviour, truancy, unemployment, mental health problems and domestic abuse. This briefing examines the TFP since 2012, details MHCLG evaluations of the programme, and describes recent commentary and potential future directions for the programme.
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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.
