Everything government, Parliament, the statistical agencies and the major policy institutes published — read, summarised and ranked so you can skim the day in a minute.
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An independent SEND commissioner’s report on Slough Borough Council reviews special educational needs and disabilities services and provides recommendations to improve assessment, provision and compliance with statutory duties for children with SEND.
Statistics on overall, authorised and unauthorised pupil absence in state-funded schools in England for autumn 2025 and spring 2026, setting out absence levels and trends across the school system.
Final report of the independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism setting out findings on prevalence and the support available, and making recommendations to improve diagnosis, services and outcomes.
A briefing outlines the Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill 2026–27, which would remove discriminatory rules governing church appointments; the note explains parliamentary progress and key legislative changes.
Presents case studies of mainstream schools showing how they foster pupils’ sense of belonging while maintaining high attendance and attainment, highlighting practices, challenges and strategies used by participating schools.
Figures from the five Northern Ireland health and social care trusts on children in need, reporting counts at 31 March and for the year ending 31 March 2026 to describe demand on children’s social care services.
Explains how refugees can obtain permission to come to the UK via the UK Resettlement Scheme and the upcoming community sponsorship routes, answering common constituent questions about eligibility and application routes.
Government has launched a national recruitment campaign, backed by foster carers and care‑experienced influencers, aiming to create 10,000 new foster places; the launch took place at Number 10 to boost foster care supply across England.
Experts warn that Labour’s planned changes to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support may be undermined as parents rush to secure existing support, putting reforms at risk of unequal access.
Steph Roberts‑Bibby outlines how the Youth Justice Board’s Child First decision‑making framework is being shaped by evidence to improve outcomes for children in the youth justice system, describing its principles and how it guides practice and policy decisions.
The Department for Education seeks views on revisions to the national standards and statutory guidance governing the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services, proposing updates to how advocacy is delivered for children.
October 2026 annual update of child and maternal health indicators, covering children in care, children with additional needs, hospital admissions and birth statistics used to monitor local and national outcomes.
Minister for Social Care and Mental Health Alison McGovern delivered a speech at the Fonagy Review launch hosted by Rethink Mental Illness, speaking on mental health policy with particular reference to ADHD and autism.
Quarterly Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting-time statistics for Northern Ireland, reporting referral-to-treatment and other wait metrics for June 2026 to track service demand and access.
The Commons Library briefing outlines current legal arrangements for registering stillbirths, examines arguments for changing the law, and considers proposals to introduce baby loss certificates for parents.
Annual data are published on sudden infant deaths and infant deaths remaining unexplained after full investigations in England and Wales for 2024, providing counts and breakdowns used to monitor trends and inform prevention work.
Provides annual UK estimates for 2025 of the number of children living in households where all adults have not worked for at least 12 months, delivering a measure of long‑term household worklessness affecting children.
Management information on unregistered schools in England, covering records from 1 January 2016 onwards, provides counts and administrative detail used for monitoring, safeguarding and any enforcement activity related to institutions operating without registration.
Findings from the first wave of Growing Up in the 2020s report on 12‑ and 13‑year‑olds and their families, presenting baseline measures of health, education and family circumstances from the longitudinal cohort study.
An easy‑read version of the government’s unpaid carers action plan, ‘Recognise, Refer, Reach’, summarises measures intended to improve support for unpaid carers in England and make services easier to access.
Public attitudes survey examining awareness, support and experiences of the Free Period Products scheme in Northern Ireland, reporting on public opinion and perceived impacts of the policy.
Reports that prominent athletes including Lord Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes back a ‘Right to Sport’ campaign as the Prime Minister signals plans to overhaul physical education to help young people spend more time in sport.
Sellafield Ltd and its supply chain partners have raised £162,500 to support care‑experienced young people via Cumberland Council’s Enrichment Fund, funding activities and opportunities aimed at improving outcomes for care leavers in the area.
Healthy Babies support will be expanded to all family hubs, alongside measures to grow the adult social care workforce and support NHS action on violence against women, aiming to strengthen family and early‑years services nationally.
An independent review into Leeds maternity and neonatal care has published its terms of reference, launching a formal investigation into care provision, outcomes and organisational factors affecting mothers and newborns in the trust.
A national Australian survey finds around 80% of adults back restricting children’s access to social media, including 51% who strongly support such limits.
Registered births in Northern Ireland for September 2026, providing the routine monthly update to the official birth statistics series for the region.
The Youth Justice Board has published its formal response to the Criminal Justice Board Wales’ Annual Report and Anti‑Racism Report, setting out the YJB’s reaction and likely next steps on youth justice and racism issues in Wales.
The Department for Education has published first-of-their-kind SEND teacher training materials, launching the biggest overhaul of SEND training and aiming to ensure every teacher is better supported to teach children and young people with SEND.
Monthly figures for marriages registered in Northern Ireland in September 2026, supplying the latest update to the official marriage registration series.