UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1774
Children and Social Work Act 2017
[As Introduced]
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This Act reforms how children's social care works in England. It updates laws about protecting children at risk, improves training for social workers, allows more flexibility in how councils support families, and creates new rules to make sure children in care are treated fairly and safely.
Presented by Lord Nash
supported by Justine Greening.
supported by Justine Greening.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote570 MPs
48% Ayes · 27152% Noes · 299
The democratic gap
52% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading24 Nov 2016
- 2nd reading5 Dec 2016
- Committee stage13 Dec 2016
- Report stage7 Mar 2017
- 3rd reading7 Mar 2017
Lords
- 1st reading19 May 2016
- 2nd reading14 Jun 2016
- Committee stage29 Jun 2016
- Report stage18 Oct 2016
- 3rd reading23 Nov 2016
Royal Assent27 Apr 2017