Learning Disability
House of Commons Library briefing on policies and services for people with a learning disability in England.
Tackling loneliness
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)
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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Research Briefing
The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
This briefing describes the laying of the Statutory Instrument, its content, reaction from the sector, and the consultation on extending some its regulations.
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Research Briefing
Special Educational Needs: support in England
This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the system of support for children and young people in England aged 0-25 with special educational needs (SEN). The briefing provides an overview of the new system introduced in 2014, the transitional arrangements, and how the new system differs from that which preceded it. It also includes a brief history of the movement towards reform that preceded the 2014 changes, and information on the impact of the new system available to date.
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Research Briefing
Safeguarding in English schools
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.
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Research Briefing
Support for domestic abuse victims
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.
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Research Briefing
Children: child arrangements orders – safeguards when domestic abuse issues arise (England and Wales)
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.
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Research Briefing
Child maintenance: the write-off of arrears on Child Support Agency cases (UK)
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.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Childcare FAQs
This House of Commons Library Briefing provides information in response to some key questions relating to childcare during the coronavirus outbreak
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Debate Pack
Debate on an e-petition relating to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations
On Monday 11 January 2020 there will be a Westminster Hall debate on an e-petition relating to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations. Tonia Antoniazzi MP will open the debate.
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Research Briefing
Support for care leavers
This House of Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the UK Government’s policies to support care leavers in key areas.
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Research Briefing
Child maintenance: Overseas cases and income (UK)
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.
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Research Briefing
Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears
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.
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Research Briefing
Overseas health and social care workforce
This Commons Library briefing paper considers the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit on the overseas health and adult social care workforce and plans to expand the workforce. The paper discusses the measures used to increase numbers of overseas staff during the pandemic, the immigration measures introduced for health and social care workers, and the potential implications of the pandemic and Brexit on overseas recruitment.
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