The Families First Partnership Programme is a major reform initiative in children’s social care that has been launched by the Department for Education.

It builds on the legacy of the Supporting Families Programme (2012-2025) and aims to transform how help, support and protection are delivered to families in Somerset and beyond.

More information, and the opportunity to have your say will follow but in the meantime if you would like more information on the Families First Partnership Programme on a national level, please visit: www.gov.uk/government/publications/families-first-partnership-programme

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August 21, 2025

Paul Mitchell