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Children and families

Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21: Progress of the Bill

Saturday, 10 April, 2021

The Commons is due to consider Lords amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21 on 15 April 2021. This paper provides full background.

  • Research Briefing
  • Children and families
  • Crime
  • Criminal law
  • Housing and planning
Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21: Progress of the Bill

Child maintenance: Calculations, variations and income (UK)

Thursday, 25 March, 2021

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
  • Child support
  • Children and families
  • Family law
Child maintenance: Calculations, variations and income (UK)

The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations

Wednesday, 10 March, 2021

This briefing describes the laying of the Statutory Instrument, its content, reaction from the sector, and extensions to the initial Instrument that came into force in April 2020.

  • Research Briefing
  • Children and families
  • Children's social services
The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations
  • Research Briefing

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Communities
    • Health
  • Research Briefing

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
    • Diseases
    • Covid-19
  • 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
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Education
    • Schools
  • 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
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
  • 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
    • Child support
    • Children and families
  • 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
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Diseases
    • Pre-school education
    • Covid-19
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on an e-petition relating to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations

    Thursday, 07 January, 2021

    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.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Diseases
    • Education
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Pre-school education
    • Schools
    • Sciences
  • 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
    • Benefits policy
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Schools
  • 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
    • Child support
    • Children and families
  • 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 support
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Debate Pack

    Support for children and families during the Covid-19 outbreak

    Friday, 16 October, 2020

    On Tuesday 20 October at 9.30 am there will be a debate in Westminster Hall on “Support for children and families during the Covid-19 outbreak”. The debate will be led by Danny Kruger MP, Fiona Bruce MP and Tim Farron MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Covid-19
  • Debate Pack

    Online Harms

    Thursday, 01 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on Online Harms is scheduled for 7 October 2020. The Member leading the debate is Holly Lynch MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Crime
    • Government
    • Institutions
    • Press and media
    • Security

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