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Find out more about the Children and Social Work Act 2017, which aims to improve support for looked after children, promote safeguarding, and make provisions about the regulation of social workers.

Five guiding principles underpinning a good careers system for all ages

Giving children a healthy start in life is one of the most important jobs councils do and we all have a duty to make sure that children, along with their mums and dads, have access to the services they need.

This document contains seven case studies of positive initiatives in local authorities around the country.

A set of case studies showing how councils can support positive parenting and relationships.

Large numbers of young children have teeth extracted under general anaesthesia in hospital because of dental decay.

An introduction to the Act and summary of the main issues on which the Local Government Association (LGA) lobbied.

Local government action to tackle childhood obesity

Children and young people's mental health services and social care can help to pick up the pieces when things go wrong. But it is councils and their partners who can play a lead role in trying to ensure problems don't develop in the first place.

Examples of how local councils support people with autistic spectrum conditions