The central question to the committee’s inquiry is whether the Children and Families Act 2014 has achieved its aim of improving the lives of children and families, particularly the most vulnerable children and young people in society.
Topics the committee seeks your views on include:
To what extent has the Act improved the situation for the most vulnerable children, young people and families in England?
Is the Act enabling faster, more secure and stable adoptions which are in the best interests of the child?
What has been the effect of the repeal of the requirement to consider ethnicity, religion, race, culture and language in England when placing a child for adoption?
Have the reforms to the family justice system succeeded in making the system faster, simpler and less adversarial?
Has the Act achieved its goal of improving provision for children with special educational and disability needs and disabilities?
Have the reforms to childcare agencies and childcare provision introduced by the Act improved the quality and availability of childcare?
Does the Children’s Commissioner have the correct remit and powers?
Are the systems of shared parental leave, statutory shared parental pay and flexible working functioning adequately?
The committee invites written contributions to its inquiry from people of all backgrounds, particularly from often unrepresented groups including children and young people, by Monday 25 April 2022.
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