tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation 2025-09-03T11:44:53+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/flu-vaccine-best-practice-guide-for-gps 2025-09-03T11:44:53+01:00 Flu vaccine for children: best practice guide for GPs Leaflet for GPs and practice staff to support the nasal spray flu vaccination programme for children. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/virtual-school-head-role-extension-to-children-with-a-social-worker 2025-09-02T16:14:32+01:00 Children’s social care: virtual school head role extension How local authorities should extend the virtual school head role to promote the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/child-benefit-service-availability-and-issues 2025-09-02T14:28:21+01:00 Child Benefit: service availability and issues Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/mental-health-data-and-analysis-a-guide-for-health-professionals 2025-09-02T08:31:50+01:00 Mental health data and analysis: a guide for health professionals Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/childrens-social-work-workforce-census-reports-specifications 2025-09-01T15:09:37+01:00 Children’s social work workforce census: reports specifications Specifications of children’s social work workforce reports that local authorities can run in COLLECT. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/childrens-social-work-workforce-census-guide-to-submitting-data 2025-09-01T15:09:25+01:00 Children’s social work workforce census: guide to submitting data How local authorities should collect and submit data to complete the children’s social work workforce census. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 2025-09-01T14:23:00+01:00 Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/experience-based-route-for-early-years-staff 2025-09-01T14:22:53+01:00 Experience-based route for early years staff How early years providers can implement the experience-based route for staff who do not hold full and relevant qualifications. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/social-care-common-inspection-framework-sccif-voluntary-adoption-agencies 2025-08-29T09:30:08+01:00 Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): voluntary adoption agencies Guidance on how Ofsted inspects voluntary adoption agencies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/social-care-common-inspection-framework-sccif-independent-fostering-agencies 2025-08-29T09:30:08+01:00 Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): independent fostering agencies Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/tax-free-childcare-service-service-availability-and-issues 2025-08-27T15:40:43+01:00 Childcare service: service availability and issues Check the availability and any issues affecting the Childcare service. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/meningococcal-c-conjugate-vaccine-advice-for-healthcare-practitioners 2025-08-27T14:12:23+01:00 Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine: advice for healthcare practitioners From summer 2013, changes to the meningococcal C vaccine schedule will offer better protection to teens and young adults, including those entering university for the first time. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/meningococcal-c-conjugate-vaccine-schedule-2013-training-slideset 2025-08-27T14:11:49+01:00 Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine schedule training slideset This slideset outlines changes to the 2014 meningococcal C conjugate (MenC) vaccination programme to healthcare professionals (HCPs). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/easy-read-childhood-nasal-flu-leaflet 2025-08-26T15:46:59+01:00 Flu vaccination: simple text information for adults and children An illustrated simple text version of the leaflets for the adult and child flu programme aimed at those with low literacy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-in-england 2025-08-26T09:30:00+01:00 Early years qualifications list: UK only UK qualifications that meet Department for Education (DfE) criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage statutory framework staff:child ratios. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/agency-child-and-family-social-workers-data-return-and-price-caps 2025-08-21T10:00:00+01:00 Agency child and family social workers: data return and price caps Operational guidance for local authorities on the data collection and price caps rules on the use of agency child and family social workers. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/get-support-from-childrens-services-improvement-partners 2025-08-20T11:05:06+01:00 Get support from children’s services improvement partners How local authorities can request support from sector-led improvement partners to improve their children’s services. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/child-death-overview-panels-contacts 2025-08-15T13:42:57+01:00 Child death overview panels: contacts Contact details of the people in child death overview panels (CDOPs) who are responsible for receiving child death notifications. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/inspecting-local-authority-childrens-services-from-2018 2025-08-13T09:30:00+01:00 Inspecting local authority children's services Ofsted's framework and guidance for inspecting local authority services for children (ILACS) in need of help and protection, children in care and care leavers. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/publication-of-outcome-summaries 2025-08-05T09:30:01+01:00 Publication of outcome summaries We publish these summaries when we or the setting need to take action to ensure they are meeting the requirements for registration.