Government Bills

Department for Children, Schools and Families

2020 Children's and Young People's Workforce Strategy
The children and young people’s workforce strategy sets out a vision for 2020 in which everyone who works with children and young people is: ambitious for every child and young person, excellent in their practice, committed to partnership and integrated working, and respected and valued as professionals.

Launch Date:   Tuesday 16 December 2008
Closing Date:  Tuesday 10 March 2009


21st Century Schools: A World-Class Education for Every Child / A School Report Card: consultation document
One year ago, we set out in The Children’s Plan our ambition to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. World-class schools and world-class standards are central to achieving this vision. It is because every child deserves a great education that we are taking the next steps to making it a reality. We have now produced two linked documents that set out further information and invite feedback

Launch Date: Tuesday 9 December 2008
Closing Date: Tuesday 3 March 2009

Statutory Guidance: The Roles and Responsibilities of the Lead Member for Children's Services and the Director of Children's Services
This guidance has been updated - following consultation, it will replace the 2005 publication "Statutory guidance on the roles and responsibilities of the Director of Children’s Services and Lead Member for Children’s Services". The guidance aims to explain how the roles of the LM and DCS are distinct and complementary - and how working together as a team, they can be most effective in driving clear improvements in outcomes for children and young people.

Launch Date: 18 Nov 2008
Closing Date: 10 Feb 2009

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

End of Life Care Strategy: Quality Markers Consultation
The Department has launched a consultation on Quality Markers for End of Life Care, as promised in the End of Life Care Strategy published in July.  This document has been developed with help from the SHA Pathway Chairs for the NHS Next Stage Review, who identified the need for a national approach in order to raise the quality of care for people at the end of life.

Launch date: 7 November 2008
Closing date: 6 February 2009

Safeguarding Adults: A Consultation on the Review of the ‘No Secrets’ Guidance
The Department of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have launched the national consultation on the review of the No Secrets guidance. Minister for Care Services, Phil Hope MP said: 'This consultation paper is about learning. It is about how we as a society learn to empower people - both the public and the professionals - to identify risk and manage risk. It is about how we empower people to say no to abusive situations and criminal behaviour. It is about locating safeguarding in the wider agenda of choice and control. It is about recognising safeguarding as everyone's business. It is about identifying the tools we need for better safeguarding.'

Launch date: 16 October 2008
Closing date: 31 January 2009


SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Improving the Lives of Children in Scotland - are we there yet?: Consultation on the Scottish Government's response to the 2008 Concluding Observations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Launch date: 19/12/2008
Close date: 02/03/2009

The Adoption (Disclosure of Medical Information about Natural Parents) (Scotland) Regulations 2009: Consultation on Draft Regulations
These regulations make provision for the disclosure of medical information about the natural parents during the adoption process.  These regulations are applicable where this information has not been achievable whilst information is collected under other regulations.

Launch Date: 19/11/2008
Closing date: 28/01/2009

The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2008
Second consultation on redrafted and restructured regulations which deal with looked after children, young people and their carers.

Open date: 28/10/2008
Close date: 16/01/2009

Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 - Ordinary Residence - Draft Revised Guidance
To provide guidance to Scottish local authorities on determining ordinary residence with a view to recovering expenditure under section 86 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) and related regulations in relation to the provision of accommodation, services or facilities to persons not ordinarily resident in their area.

Open date: 17/10/2008
Close date: 19/01/2009

Consultation on the proposal to develop a Acknowledgement and Accountability approach for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
The consultation will seek views on whether it would be appropriate to develop an acknowledgement and accountablility approach to addressing the needs of those who have been abused in care settings and who have now reached adulthood.

Open date: 10/10/2008
Close date: 12/01/2009

WELSH ASSEMBLY

National 10 Year Homelessness Plan
The Welsh Assembly Government's National 10 Year Homelessness Plan will guide the development and delivery of services to people in extreme housing need. It will aim to reduce homelessness to a minimum over the next decade.

Close date: 25th February 2009.

The Private and Voluntary Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2002
Consultation on a proposed draft amendment relating to private independent hospitals providing care for persons with learning disabilities
Close date: 16 February 2009

Paying for Care in Wales: creating a fair and sustainable system
We’ve been working over a number of years to improve the way we pay for care in Wales. The Assembly Government has invested a substantial amount of money to protect people on low incomes who have to pay for care at home. However, we know that there are still problems and difficulties, and that this system needs to change some more.
Closing date: 28 February 2009