National Policy Paper: Keeping children safe, helping families thrive

This policy statement was first published 18 November 2024, it sets out the government’s commitment to whole system reform of the children’s social care system.

It also outlines a commitment to support children to live in family settings where children cannot remain at home, including through kinship or foster care, rather than residential care.

Alongside this, the statement sets out ambitions to fix the broken care market, and ensure the system is working effectively for vulnerable children and families.