Health, wellbeing and education of looked-after children

Guidance and regulation

Promoting the education of looked-after and previously looked-after children
- Statutory guidance
- 26 February 2018
- Department for Education
Designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children
- Statutory guidance
- 26 February 2018
- Department for Education
Children Act 1989: care planning, placement and case review
- Statutory guidance
- 8 July 2021
- Department for Education
Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children
- Statutory guidance
- 24 August 2022
- Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
Junior individual saving accounts for looked-after children
- Statutory guidance
- 17 April 2023
- Department for Education

Experts demand accelerated change in multi-agency safeguarding practice
- 30 January 2024
- Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- Press release
Improved mental health support for children in care
- 13 June 2018
- Department for Education
- Press release

Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2022/23
- 3 September 2024
- Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics
Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2021/22
- 22 August 2023
- Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics
Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2020/21
- 23 August 2022
- Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics
Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2019/20
- 8 September 2021
- Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics
Placing children for 鈥榳elfare鈥� and 鈥榡ustice鈥� reasons together in secure children鈥檚 homes
- 7 May 2021
- Department for Education
- Research

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse custodial institutions report: government response
- 7 May 2021
- Department for Education
- Policy paper
Children in need of help and protection: call for evidence
- 10 December 2018
- Department for Education
- Call for evidence outcome
Mental health and wellbeing of looked-after children: government response
- 13 September 2016
- Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Education
- Policy paper