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Children's social services

  • Research Briefing

    Early intervention: policy and provision

    Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing analyses early intervention policies aimed at parents and children from conception to age five, covering health, education, social development and financial benefits. This paper also looks at broader arguments around early intervention as a policy approach.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Child care
    • Children's social services
    • Disability
    • Education
    • Family benefits
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Pre-school education
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Early intervention: a background paper

    Friday, 06 August, 2021

    This paper provides an introductory overview of the development of early intervention policies, their evidence-base and their impact. It also provides links to further reading. It complements the Library briefing paper Early Intervention: policy and provision (CBP 7647) which provides information on the provision of early intervention support programmes in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Health
    • Pre-school education
  • Research Briefing

    Domestic abuse: Support for victims and survivors

    Friday, 02 July, 2021

    This paper explains the support available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. This includes support from housing and social security agencies, and specialist domestic abuse support services such as Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) and refuges.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Communities
    • Community care
    • Crime
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Children’s social care services in England

    Friday, 12 March, 2021

    An overview of children's services in England, focused on demand and funding.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children's social services
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    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
  • Debate Pack

    Social Care

    Monday, 19 October, 2020

    An Opposition Day Debate on social care was due to be held on Wednesday 21 October 2020. This has been replaced with a debate on the funding provision of free school meals over the school holidays until Easter 2021.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children's social services
    • Community care
  • 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
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Calls to ease No Recourse to Public Funds conditions

    Monday, 27 April, 2020

    This briefing summarises who is subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) visa condition and how it is applied. It also identifies what state support and concessions might be available for migrants with NRPF during the coronavirus crisis. It does not cover migrants’ entitlements to NHS healthcare, or the position of European Economic Area nationals.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Benefits policy
    • Bereavement benefits
    • Children's social services
    • Community care
    • Diseases
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Immigration
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
  • Debate Pack

    Children and domestic abuse

    Monday, 02 March, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on Children and Domestic Abuse has been scheduled for Tuesday 3 March 2020 from 4.30-5.30pm. The debate has been initiated by Liz Twist MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Crime
  • Research Briefing

    Children: parental responsibility – what is it and how is it gained and lost (England and Wales)

    Monday, 10 February, 2020

    This note is no longer available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Children: residence and contact court orders and related matters for parents, grandparents and others

    Monday, 10 February, 2020

    This note is no longer available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Family law
  • Debate Pack

    Operation Augusta

    Tuesday, 04 February, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on 'Operation Augusta' has been scheduled for Wednesday 5 February 2020 from 9.30-11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Graham Stringer MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children's social services
    • Crime
    • Police
  • Research Briefing

    Local authority support for children in need (England)

    Monday, 13 January, 2020

    This briefing provides information on the definition and identification of "children in need" as set out in the Children Act 1989, the assessment process, and the services available to children in need and their families in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
  • Debate Pack

    Sexual and criminal exploitation of missing looked after children

    Tuesday, 22 October, 2019

    A Westminster Hall debate on Sexual and criminal exploitation of looked after children is scheduled for Wednesday 23 October 2019 at 2.30 pm. The Member leading the debate is Ann Coffey MP

    • Debate Pack
    • Children's social services
    • Crime
  • Debate Pack

    General debate on the role and sufficiency of youth services

    Tuesday, 23 July, 2019

    In the Floor of the House on 24 July 2019 there will be a general debate on the role and sufficiency of youth services.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children's social services
    • Communities

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