RCN position statements and responses
The RCN’s responses to government consultations and other policy position statements related to children’s services are available here.
Statutory guidance for children's trust on the duty to co-operate
RCN response - June 2008
School Food Trust: Code of practice for drinks provided in schools
RCN response February 2008
Staying safe consultation
RCN response - October 2007
Review of implementation of guidance on handling allegations of abuse against those who work with children and young people
RCN response - October 2007
Section 58 of the Children Act 2004 Review
RCN response - August 2007
Children's workforce strategy update - Spring 2007
RCN response - June 2007
Information sharing index: consultation
RCN response - January 2007
Care Matters: transforming the lives of children and young people in care
RCN response - January 2007
The acutely or critically sick or injured child in the District General Hospital
RCN response - December 2005
Children’s services inspection regulations
RCN response - June 2005
Children's trusts: summary of the RCN's position
Fiona Smith provides an update - 2002
Children’s workforce strategy consultation
RCN response - July 2005
Choice for Parents: A 10-Year Strategy for Parents
RCN response - February 2005
Common assessment framework
RCN response - November 2004
Cross government guidance - sharing information on children and young people
RCN response - November 2005
DfES statutory guidance: duty on local authorities to promote the educational achievement of looked after children
RCN response - June 2005
Draft Common Assessment Framework materials
RCN response - February 2005
Draft lead professional good practice guidance
RCN response - 2004
Draft obesity care pathway
RCN response - October 2005
Draft Section 11 statutory guidance on making arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
RCN response - June 2005
Every child matters: consultation questionnaire on new arrangements for children’s services inspection
RCN response
Forming a care services improvement partnership
RCN response - January 2005
Information sharing databases in children’s services: consultation on recording practitioner details for potentially sensitive services and recording concern about a child or young person
RCN response - January 2005
Making safeguarding everybody’s business: a post-Bichard vetting scheme
RCN response - July 2005
'Our Plans for the Future': Consultation by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children on becoming a Foundation Trust
RCN response - May 2006
Paying the Price - A Consultation on Prostitution
RCN response - 2004
Regulations and guidance on the children and young people’s plan
RCN response - June 2005
Standards for early years professional status
RCN response - May 2006
Television advertising of food and drink products to children
RCN response - June 2006
Working together to safeguard children and local safeguarding children board regulations
RCN response - October 2005
Youth matters
RCN response - November 2005
Position statements and guidance
A modern matron role for paediatrics
Position statement of RCN Paediatric nurse managers forum
Children's workforce strategy (February 2006)
Government response
Nurse consultants in children’s services
Position statement of the RCN’s Children’s leadership and management forum
RCN Action Plan arising from the recommendations from the Victoria Climbie inquiry (March 2003)
RCN review of the recommendations arising from the Victoria Climbie inquiry (March 2003)
Staffing on acute general children's wards (PDF, 19KB)
Position statement from RCN Children and Young People's Field of Practice
Working together to safeguard children (April 2006)
Guidance from Every Child Matters
Youth matters: next steps (March 2006)
Government response.