The Authorities of the UK has taken some initiatives for ensuring developments of every child. It is titled Child Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2015. It was introduced on 17 December 2024.
Authority wants to improve the safeguarding of children in care center and schools and raise the education standards by using the bill.
A summary of policy is published by the UK authority. Which provides the detailed information on its proposals.
Policy of Social Care
Many of the bill’s children’s social care provisions established on reforms begun. It is under the Conservative government’s children social care reform strategy.
The bill would make a series of changes related to the childcare center including:
-The secretary of state to direct local authorities to establish regional cooperation arrangements should be allowed for planning and commissioning child care centers.
-Provide a statutory framework which will be deprived children’s liberty in setting than just a secure children’s home.
-Welcomed many of the bills for children’s social care provisions but concerns about raising price of placement.
-The secretary of state should allow to cap the profits of children’s homes provider and independent fostering agencies.
-A financial oversight regime should introduce for certain independent fostering agencies and children home providers.
-Increasing Ofsted oversight of organizations that operate multiple children homes or agencies and allow to fine unregistered children’s Home.
Schools Policy
-Bills will be provided for school’s breakfast clubs and uniforms.
-A bill would require for children who are educated outside of schools or through home schooling.
-Bill will be provided to independent educational institutes
-The bill would provide for regulation of teachers
-Bill would provide for academy schools
-The bill would for establishing new schools
By taking these initiatives the UK starts the development and secure of children’s future. It also has proved that a child is not only their parent’s responsibility. Nation has to take care of their lives.
