The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was introduced in Parliament on 17 December 2024. Part 1 of the bill contains reforms to children’s social care. Part 2 makes provision relating to education in England. Most of the social care reforms were foreshadowed in the policy paper, ‘Keeping children safe, helping families thrive’, which was published in November 2024. This article summarises the main provisions that will impact on social workers. Read more.