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Policy paper

Enduring relationships for care-experienced children

The government's strategy for ensuring that all children who experience care maintain and build the enduring relationships that will support them through life.

From:
Department for Education
Published
4 June 2026
Last updated
14 July 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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This policy paper is for:

  • local authorities
  • all practitioners who work with carecare-experienced experienced children and adults
  • all leaders in services that support carecare-experienced experienced children and adults

It sets out:

  • the importance of enduring supportive relationships to the outcomes of care-experienced children and adults
  • actions that the Department for Education (DfE) will take to prioritise enduring relationships
  • a call to action to all leaders and practitioners working with care-experienced people

Updates to this page

Published 4 June 2026
Last updated 14 July 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Information has been added about lifelong guardianship ceremonies.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-14 16:44
Information has been added about lifelong guardianship ceremonies.

2026-06-04 13:16
First published.