Children and Families Act 2014: Is it fit for purpose?
On Monday 14 March the Committee holds its first public evidence session to examine whether the 2014 Act achieved its aims
Meeting details
At 3:00pm: Private discussion
Inquiry
Children and Families Act 2014
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Children and Families Act 2014
SEN and Disability Professional Adviser at Department for Education
Director of Children’s Social Care Strategy and Practice at Department for Education
Deputy Director for Family Justice Policy at Ministry of Justice
Possible Questions
- Follow-up work to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the Act
- Whether the Act has enabled faster, more secure and stable adoptions which are in the best interests of the child
- Whether reforms have made the family justice system faster, simpler and less adversarial
- The SEND review
- The Government’s work on flexible working and shared parental leave