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Children's social services

  • Research Briefing

    Childcare Bill 2015-16: Analysis for Commons Report Stage (Bill 107)

    Wednesday, 20 January, 2016

    The paper analyses the Childcare Bill ahead of Report Stage in the House of Commons. The Bill proposes an additional 15 hours of free childcare for a qualifying child of working parents (for three and four year olds) and will place a duty on local authorities to publish information about childcare and related matters. The Bill relates to England only.

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

    Children in care

    Wednesday, 06 January, 2016

    There will be a Backbench Business Committee debate entitled, Children in care, in the Commons chamber on Thursday 7 January 2016, to be opened by Lucy Allan MP. This debate pack contains a background brief, press and parliamentary coverage and further reading.

    • Debate Pack
    • Child care
    • Child support
    • Children's social services
  • Debate Pack

    Conception to Age 2: the First 1001 Days

    Wednesday, 16 December, 2015

    A backbench business debate has been scheduled for Thursday 17 December 2015 on conception to age 2, the first 1001 days. This is following a bid by Tim Loughton and Liz Saville Roberts. The debate will be opened by Tim Loughton.

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

    Protecting 16 and 17 year olds from Child Sexual Exploitation

    Tuesday, 15 December, 2015

    Backbench Business Debate on Protecting 16 and 17 year olds from Child Sexual Exploitation Thursday 17 December 2015

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

    Confidentiality and openness in the family courts: current rules and history of their reform

    Friday, 18 September, 2015

    This briefing paper considers transparency in the family courts, including communication of information and media attendance, and background on recent changes in this area.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Family law
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Education and Adoption Bill

    Monday, 14 September, 2015

    This paper considers the background and reaction to, and the provisions of, the Education and Adoption Bill which proposes new powers in relation to converting school judged "inadequate" to academy status, the academy conversion process and intervention powers and the reaction to them, and the establishment of regional adoption agencies. Sections 5 to 7 were added to this paper on 14 September 2015, to cover the Bill's Second Reading and Commons Committee Stages. Sections 1 to 5 of the note remain as originally published on 17 June 2015, and have not been updated.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children's social services
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Youth services: support under the Coalition Government

    Thursday, 06 November, 2014

    This note provides a brief overview of youth services policy under the Coalition Government. It includes information on funding for youth services.

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

    Inter-racial adoption

    Wednesday, 29 October, 2014

    This note provides information on the current law and policy on inter-racial adoption.

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

    Past adoption practices and the disclosure of adoption information

    Thursday, 09 October, 2014

    This note provides a brief history of adoption legislation, including on forced adoption practices, and the subsequent reform of the law to allow adopted children, birth parents and others to establish contact.

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

    Care Bill [HL]

    Wednesday, 11 December, 2013

    The Care Bill would consolidate existing legislation for adult social care in England into a single framework, and introduce reforms to the way care and support is accessed and funded. It also includes reforms to the regulation of health services and care standards.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children's social services
    • Communities
    • Community care
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Delivering public services: The growing use of Payment by Results

    Monday, 29 April, 2013

    The Payment by Results (PbR) approach to delivery of public services is not new and is not without controversy. This note looks at current and planned projects in rehabilitation, welfare to work, the NHS, children’s social services and with rough sleepers and with vulnerable young people.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children's social services
    • Prisons
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Viral “Breadwinner” hoax email alleging abuse of fostering allowances

    Wednesday, 02 May, 2012

    A number of MPs have contacted the Library concerning an e-mail that constituents have forwarded alleging abuse of the fostering system in order to benefit from the allowances available. The e-mail in question is not based in fact, and is a hoax. This short note explains the many errors in the “Breadwinner” email, and notes that an almost identical US version is also in circulation, which seems to be the source of the version discussed in this note.

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

    Fostering – long-term, emergency, temporary and private placements; and care orders

    Wednesday, 02 May, 2012

    This note provides information on the different types of fostering arrangements available, and the arrangements for taking a child into care.

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

    Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill: the NHS Future Forum and the Committee Stage Report

    Tuesday, 30 August, 2011

    On 21 June 2011 the House agreed a motion re-committing certain clauses of the Health and Social Care Bill to the Public Bill Committee that had previously considered the Bill. The Committee met between 28 June and 14 July 2011 and agreed a number of Government amendments, introduced in response to the recommendations the ‘NHS Future Forum’. Key changes are intended to clarify the Secretary of State for Health’s overall responsibility for the NHS, to ensure good governance for the new groups that will be responsible for commissioning NHS-funded services, to strengthen duties to involve the public and health professionals in decision making, and to amend duties in relation to the role of competition and integration in the health service. The Bill is due to have its Report stage and Third Reading on 6 and 7 September 2011.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children's social services
    • Community care
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Health and Social Care Bill: Committee Stage Report.

    Wednesday, 06 April, 2011

    The Health and Social Care Bill had its Second Reading in the Commons on 31 January 2011. The Bill was considered in Public Bill Committee in 28 sittings, between 8 February and 31 March 2011. A large number of Government amendments were made, mainly minor and technical changes, although significant alterations were made to clauses 103 and 104 in Part 3 of the Bill, to prevent competition on price. No Opposition amendments were agreed. This Paper summarises the Commons Second Reading debate and Committee stages and supplements the House of Commons Library Research Paper Health and Social Care Bill (RP 11/11), which was produced for the Bill’s Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children's social services
    • Community care
    • Health services

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