Resources

Best Start Family Hubs Guidance

In financial year 2025-26, the Department for Education is funding a £12 million Best Start Family Hubs Development Grant for local authorities not currently funded to deliver existing Family Hubs programmes.

This document gives further information on the grant and outlines how it should be used during the development phase.

Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive

This statement marks the first steps of the Labour government’s journey towards a children’s social care system that delivers the best start in life for the children who most need it. It articulates the vision for the system, and sets out the legislative agenda for this new decade of reform.

The Families First Partnership (FFP) Programme Guide

The Families First Partnership (FFP) programme guide has been produced by the UK Government to support safeguarding partners implement Family Help and multi-agency child protection reforms and make greater use of Family Group Decision Making.

Family Hubs and Start for Life programme guide 2025–26

In January 2025, the UK Government announced £126m would be made available to continue delivery of a network of family hubs and start for life services. This publication provides non-statutory guidance for the 75 upper-tier local authorities participating in the programme to set the delivery expectations for this period.

Theory of Change Guidance

The Social Care Institute for Excellence has published guidance on the Theory of Change process - 'Theory of Change An approach to assessing the impact of co-production'

Sibling sexual abuse: A knowledge and practice overview

This paper aims to provide an accessible resource to help professionals think through the issues and challenges raised by sibling sexual abuse.

It presents an overview of the current research and practice knowledge.

Sibling Sexual Behaviour

This guide is for professionals working with children and families where there are concerns about sexual behaviour involving siblings. It is designed to assist decision making in line with current evidence relating to this issue.

EIF -Supporting healthy relationships among new parents

This guide has been developed for local leads, commissioners and practitioners to provide an overview of research and practical advice to support new parents experiencing parental conflict

EIF - Reducing Parental Conflict Outcomes Framework Guide

This guide provides step-by-step guidance on applying EIF’s Reducing Parental
Conflict (RPC) Outcomes Framework

EIF - Putting parental relationships at the heart of Family Hubs

Reducing Parental Conflict - the evidence and the some practical steps for Family Hubs