Introduction There is nothing new in the Green Paper’s emphasis on promoting joint action between existing statutory bodies. As Bob Holman has noted: In 1968, the Seebohm Committee recommended that, to promote better co-ordination, local authority welfare services be amalgamated into one social services department. Not long after, child abuse investigations were criticising the poor …
Submission – Commission on Families and the Wellbeing of Children
An inquiry into the relationship between the state and the family in the upbringing of children Core Question 1: How and to what extent should the state intervene in the care and upbringing of children, and what kind of corresponding responsibility, if any, does it have to support families? The state should intervene in …
Response – European Commission green paper on confronting demographic change
Download pdf Response to the European Commission Green Paper Confronting Demographic Change: a new solidarity between the generations Do you take the view that the discussion of demographic trends and managing their impact should take place at European level? No. Fertility rates vary widely between the various member states of the European Union and there …
Response – Childcare Bill Consultation
Implementing the Ten Year Strategy for Childcare For the past thirty years, Family Education Trust has been conducting research into the causes and consequences of family breakdown. By means of its publications, videos and conferences, and through its media profile, the Trust seeks to stimulate informed public debate on matters affecting the family and …
RESPONSE – Youth Matters green paper
Download pdf Summary We welcome the government’s recognition of the key influence of parents on young people’s lives and that both parents and teenagers want greater parental involvement. We also welcome the acknowledgement that too often services fail to take proper account of the role of parents. However, we are concerned that statements about …