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An agenda for change?

05 March 2010 / Claire Sanders
Issue: 7407 / Categories: Features , Family , LexisPSL
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Strong, stable families are the “bedrock of our society” is the opening statement of the government’s Support for All—the Families and Relationships Green Paper (the green paper) published on 20 January 2010.

Strong, stable families are the “bedrock of our society” is the opening statement of the government’s Support for All—the Families and Relationships Green Paper (the green paper) published on 20 January 2010.

The green paper sets out to address the assertion that families are being put under pressure through a combination of social and technological changes and financial pressures, and sets out a wide range of measures designed to support all families, in whatever shape or size, as they bring up their children. This support, the government says, is to be provided without intruding into the privacy of family life by supporting family relationships, by enabling families to help themselves and by ensuring that all public services play their part in supporting strong resilient family relationships and when relationships fail providing extra help.

The main proposals include:

  • a comprehensive review of
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