Consultation outcome

Children鈥檚 homes regulations: high expectations and aspirations

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

Summary of responses received and the government鈥檚 response outlining the next steps.


Original consultation

Summary

Proposed revisions to the Children鈥檚 Homes Regulations 2001, including the introduction of new quality standards for children鈥檚 homes.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

We are seeking views on revisions to the , comprising:

  • new quality standards regulations
  • administrative and management regulations
  • a guide to the regulations that would replace the current national minimum standards for children鈥檚 homes

This consultation applies to:

  • providers, managers and staff of children鈥檚 residential care services
  • local authorities
  • social workers
  • voluntary sector children鈥檚 organisations
  • children in care
  • care leavers
  • representative bodies

An impact assessment on children鈥檚 homes quality standards is also available.

Documents

Updates to this page

Published 19 September 2014
Last updated 5 March 2015 show all updates
  1. Published government response.

  2. First published.

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