Wales – Government Policy & Strategies

Family & Community Government Policy & Strategies entries for Wales include strategy documents which inform current and future policy.

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  A young person’s guide to the new Curriculum for Wales

  This ‘young person’s guide to the new Curriculum for Wales’ will tell you about how the new Curriculum for Wales works and how it will help you learn…

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  Children’s Commissioner for Wales annual report 2021

  The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ final report for 2021 examines children’s rights in Wales…

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  The co-operation agreement 2021

  This agreement outlines how the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru will work together over the next three years on policies where there is a common interest…

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  Carers’ national plan for Wales

  Following consultations for a carers’ national plan for Wales, a summary of responses was published in January, 2021…

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  Ending child poverty: Welsh Government child poverty report

  This report summarises what was done to help maximise the income of families living in poverty between 2020 and 2021…

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  Future Generations Commissioner’s Report

  This report analyses the progress of all public bodies, including Welsh Government, in implementing the wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act since it became law in 2015…

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  From bumps to babies: perinatal mental health care in Wales

  During the perinatal period, from pregnancy up to a year after birth, women can be affected by a number of mental health problems. These include: depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders and postpartum psychosis.

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  Parents’ and carers’ views on how we can work together to prevent the sexual abuse of disabled children

  Children and young people who have disabilities are at an increased risk of being abused compared with their non-disabled peers.

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  How safe are our children?

  For the past six years our annual How safe are our children? report has compiled and analysed data from across the UK to show the current child protection landscape…

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  Mind over matter: A report on the step change needed

  The Children, Young People and Education Committee identifies an urgent need to invest in preventative and early intervention services. The Committee believes that the distress suffered by many children and young people could be reduced or even avoided by enabling them to draw on the right support at the right time, in schools and in primary care across Wales.