DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
Teenage Pregnancy Strategy: Beyond 2010
The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy: Beyond 2010 document sets out how we want to build on the existing Teenage Pregnancy Strategy to strengthen its delivery in all local areas and make further progress towards halving the under 18 conception rate and improving outcomes for teenage parents and their children. The Strategy aims to give young people the knowledge and skills they need to delay early sex until they are ready, to ensure they are able and confident to access and use effective contraception when they do become sexually active, and to provide effective support for teenage parents. Success depends on the contribution from a range of agencies. We welcome your views to help inform the next phase of the Strategy. A separate consultation with young people and parents will be starting next month through Brook and Parentline Plus.
Launch Date: Thursday 25 February 2010
Closing Date: Thursday 20 May 2010
Consultation on notifications to be sent by Ofsted to local authorities about children's social care providers
This is a consultation about the information Ofsted are required to notify to all local authorities in England and Wales when they take specific actions against providers of children's homes, residential family centres, fostering agencies, voluntary adoption agencies and adoption support agencies. Actions include such things as restricting new admissions to children's homes or residential family centres or cancelling a provider's registration. The consultation asks whether the detail to be provided to local authorities within notification to them is appropriate and whether the circumstances where notifications are made to local authorities are appropriate.
Launch Date: Monday 15 February 2010
Closing Date: Monday 10 May 2010
Consultation on Draft Regulations, and Associated Statutory Guidance, for Local Authorities to Provide Short Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children and Young People
Consultation on draft Regulations to require local authorities in England to provide services designed to assist parents/carers to be able to continue to provide care for disabled children and young people, or to do so more effectively, by giving them access to short breaks from their caring responsibilities. Also consulting on associated draft Statutory Guidance aimed at helping local authorities, and others, to understand the legal context of their duty to provide short breaks; issues related to eligibility for short breaks; the range of short breaks required; local assessment of sufficiency of provision; planning and information.
Launch Date: Monday 1 February 2010
Closing Date: Monday 26 April 2010
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Charging arrangements for residential social care: consultation on issues concerning the current charging arrangements for residential social care
The Department of Health began a 12 Week consultation on 29 January 2010 concerning the charging arrangements for residential social care. Views are sought on proposed amendments to the residential charging arrangements suggested by a stakeholder group. The consultation will close on 23 April 2010.
Launch date: 29 January 2010
Closing date: 23 April 2010
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Self-Directed Support: A National Strategy for Scotland
Publication Date: 08/02/2010
Closing Date: 07/05/2010
Guidance on the disclosure of information on underage sexual activity where there is a child protection concern
Consultation on draft guidance for agencies and professionals on the appropriate disclosure of information in cases where there are concerns about a child or young person...
Publication Date: 08/02/2010
Closing Date: 29/03/2010
Social Care Procurement Scotland: Guidance - Consultation Draft
Guidance on procurement of social care for consultation
Start Date: 12/01/2010
Close Date: 05/04/2010
WELSH ASSEMBLY
Proposed Rights of Children And Young Persons (Wales) Measure
The Welsh Assembly Government wants to create a law that will allow the rights and duties in the UNCRC to be carefully thought about by the Welsh Ministers and the First Minister in the important decisions that they make. This consultation document explains what the Welsh Assembly Government thinks this new Measure should contain.
Launch date: 17/03/2010
Close date: 07/05/2010
Youth Support Services 11-25 and Learner Support Services 14-19
This Guidance makes clear the requirements on local authorities under Section 123 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 . It sets out the legal Direction and responsibilities for youth support services and makes clear the type of support and opportunities young people should expect.
Launch date: 09/12/2009
Close date: 31/03/2010