Progress of the proposed Assembly Measure on Children and Families.

The Children and Families (Wales) Measure makes statutory provision, through a legislative framework, to take forward the Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment in terms of child poverty, and to take forward early development of its strategy for vulnerable children by bringing forward legislation to provide greater support to families where children may be at risk, and strengthened regulatory enforcement in children settings.

• 02/03/09 Proposed Measure introduced
• 03/03/09 Plenary statement by Minister for Social Justice and Local Government
• 03/03/09 Referred to Legislation Committee No.2
• 24/03/09 Consultation opened
• 01/05/09 Consultation closed
• 19/06/09 Committee report laid
• 30/06/09 Assembly agreed general principles of the proposed Measure
• 01/07/09 'Stage 2' consideration began
• 01/10/09 Legislation Committee No.2 scheduled to meet to consider amendments to proposed Measure
• 02/10/09 'Stage 3' consideration begins
• 10/11/09 Amendments to the Proposed Measure considered in Plenary. Measure Passed by the Assembly
• 10/02/10 Royal approval received: Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010.

Further information is available on the National Assembly for Wales website.

Members of Children in Wales are able to download a briefing on the proposed Measure from the Members' Section of the website.