Children and Social Work Act 2017
E516870
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 is a UK law that reforms children’s social care, strengthens safeguarding and corporate parenting duties, and overhauls the regulation and training of social workers.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
Adoption and Children Act 2002
NERFINISHED
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Children Act 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ Children Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
care leavers
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looked after children ⓘ social workers ⓘ |
| citation | 2017 c. 16 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsDutyOn |
local authorities in England
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local authorities in Wales ⓘ |
| establishes | a new regulatory framework for social workers in England ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
improving outcomes for looked after children
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improving permanence and stability for children in care ⓘ raising standards in social work practice ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Department for Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
child death review partners
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corporate parenting principles ⓘ local offer for care leavers ⓘ personal adviser support for care leavers ⓘ safeguarding partners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (with amendments) ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about looked after children; to make other provision in relation to the welfare of children; and to make provision about the regulation of social workers ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 2016–17 UK Parliament session ⓘ |
| primaryPolicyArea |
children’s social care
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corporate parenting ⓘ safeguarding of children ⓘ social work regulation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to reform children’s social care in England
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to reform the regulation of social workers ⓘ to reform the training and professional standards of social workers ⓘ to strengthen corporate parenting duties of local authorities ⓘ to strengthen safeguarding of children ⓘ |
| reforms |
arrangements for safeguarding children in England
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regulatory framework for social workers in England ⓘ support for care leavers up to age 25 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2017-04-27 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Children and Social Work Act 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
child protection law in the United Kingdom
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social work law in England and Wales ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2017 ⓘ |
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