Statutory guidance - About the Department

The Department is committed to cutting unnecessary burdens and prescription and to giving professionals the freedom and autonomy they need to get on with their jobs.

Part of this is making it easier for professionals to understand how to fulfill their legal obligations and exercise their statutory powers by making our guidance and advisory content clearer and more succinct.

New and revised statutory guidance is presented in a new standardised format that clearly sets out:

who the guidance is aimed at
the legislation it relates to
what it is updating or replacing
when the guidance will next be reviewed or will expire
the key points - such as what is new or has changed

This section contains new and updated guidance in this format. Over time this approach will cover the majority of the Department’s guidance, but this is an ongoing process and whilst content is being updated the existing versions will remain.

Children Act 1989 guidance and regulations volume 4
Information about guidance in relation to fostering services for looked-after children.
Statutory guidance 26 April 2013
Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children
Statutory guidance relating to the duties of local authorities and the NHS.
Statutory guidance 26 April 2013
LDA guidance for local authorities
Statutory guidance for local authorities on submitting Learning Difficulty Assessments conducted under section 139A of the Learning and Skills Act 2000.
Statutory guidance 23 April 2013
2013 Assessment and reporting arrangements: Key Stage 1
This covers statutory assessment and reporting requirements for Key Stage 1.
Statutory guidance 18 April 2013
Sure Start children's centre statutory guidance
Sure Start children’s centres statutory guidance for local authorities, commissioners of local health services and Jobcentre Plus.
Statutory guidance 15 April 2013
Guidance for governing bodies on behaviour and discipline
This statutory guidance explains why maintained schools must have a behaviour policy, what it must cover and the role of the governing body and headteachers in shaping their school’s behaviour policy.
Statutory guidance 15 April 2013
Guidance on education-related parenting contracts
This is statutory guidance from the Department which covers parenting contracts and orders arising from non-attendance and exclusion from, or misbehaviour at, school.
Statutory guidance 15 April 2013
Dealing with allegations of abuse
Guidance for local authorities, headteachers, school staff, governing bodies and proprietors of independent schools on dealing with allegations of abuse against teachers and other staff.
Statutory guidance 15 April 2013
Working together to safeguard children
Guidance on how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and how practitioners should conduct the assessment of children.
Statutory guidance 12 April 2013
Managing staff employment in schools
Information on the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 ('the 2009 regulations'), explaining what is required of governing bodies, local authorities and headteachers.
Statutory guidance 12 April 2013

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