The UK Government has published the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024 Policy Summary, outlining proposed legislative changes in social care, education, and provider regulation.
Key Measures Include:
- Social Care and Safeguarding: Establishing multi-agency child protection teams, expanding education’s role in safeguarding, and defining kinship care.
- Support for Care Leavers: Introducing a statutory duty for “Staying Close” support and requiring local authorities to publish their care leaver support plans.
- Provider Oversight: Expanding Ofsted’s regulatory powers over care providers and creating a financial oversight scheme.
- Education Reforms: Providing free breakfast clubs in primary schools, limiting branded uniform items, and enhancing teacher qualification standards.
📄 Read the full policy summary here: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024 – Policy Summary
