Related strategies
The Social Justice strategy principles support other Government strategies which aim to tackle multiple disadvantage. It is essential that there is a joined-up approach to delivering Social Justice both at national and local level.
New Jobcentre Plus advisers for troubled families
A new drive to get troubled families into work is being spearheaded by 150 specialist Jobcentre Plus advisers under a joint agreement between DWP and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Information Sharing toolkit
DWP has worked across government and with Local Authorities to set up a toolkit to help organisations share information safely. It aims to improve services by offering guidance and examples of best practice.
Ending Gang and Youth Violence Report – One Year On
This report highlights the progress made since the original "Ending Gang and Youth Violence Report" was published in November 2011.
- Ending Gang and Youth Violence report: One Year On (Home Office)
Flexible Working consultation – Government response
Responses to the Flexible Working consultation support the Government’s view that extending the right to request flexible working will be beneficial to employees and employers.
Listening to Troubled Families
The report by Louise Casey CB highlights the chaotic personal histories of the kinds of families who will be targeted as part of the Government's commitment to turn around the lives of 120,000 troubled families by 2015.
- Listening to Troubled Families: A report by Louise Casey CB (Communities and Local Government)
Putting Full Recovery First – the Recovery Roadmap
"Putting Full Recovery First" outlines the Government’s roadmap for building a new treatment system based on our commitments made in the Drug Strategy: to restrict the supply of drugs; to reduce the demand for drugs; and to support individuals to be free of dependence. (14/03/12)
- Putting Full Recovery First – the Recovery Roadmap (Home Office)
Positive for Youth: a new approach to cross-Government policy for young people aged 13 to 19
How the Government is working with a wide range of stakeholders to improve outcomes for young people. (19/12/11)
- Positive for Youth (Department for Education)
Troubled families
A troubled family is one that has serious problems – including parents not working, mental health problems, and children not in school – and causes serious problems, such as crime and anti-social behaviour. (15/12/11)
- Troubled families (Communities and Local Government)
Participation strategy – Building Engagement, Building Futures
Increasing the participation of 16-24 year olds in learning and employment not only makes a lasting difference to their individual lives, but is central to the Government’s ambitions to improve social mobility and stimulate economic growth. (15/12/11)
Ending gang and youth violence: A cross-government report
The Department for Work and Pensions and the Home Office are leading cross government plans to deal with gang culture and serious youth violence. (01/11/11)
Healthy lives, healthy people: Improving outcomes and supporting transparency
The responsibility to improve and protect our health lies with us all – government, local communities and with ourselves as individuals. (14/07/11)
- Healthy lives, healthy people (Department of Health)
Vision to end rough sleeping: No Second Night Out
The Ministerial Working Group on Homelessness brings together eight Government departments to tackle the complex causes of homelessness - not only housing, but just as importantly health, work and training. (06/07/11)
- Vision to end rough sleeping (Communities and Local Government)
Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders
The Government outlined its proposals for how to better ensure offenders pay for their crimes and, just as importantly, don't go on to commit any more in their response to the "Breaking the Cycle: Effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders" consultation. (21/06/11)
- Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders (www.justice.gov.uk)
Social Mobility Strategy – Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers
A fair society is an open society, one in which every individual is free to succeed. Improving social mobility is the principal goal of the Government’s social policy. (05/04/11)
- Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers (Deputy Prime Minister’s website)
Child Poverty
Helping children overcome poverty will make a huge difference not only to their lives but to the lives of their families, communities and to society as a whole. The Government published its national strategy for tackling child poverty on 5 April 2011.
No health without mental health
This strategy sets out six shared objectives to improve the mental health and well-being of the nation, and to improve outcomes for people with mental health problems through high quality services. (02/02/11)
- No health without mental health (Department of Health)
Drug strategy 2010 – Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery: supporting people to live a drug free life
The Government’s ambition is to bear down on the supply of illicit drugs, introduce a system of temporary bans on so called ‘legal highs’ and to promote recovery of drug users within their communities. This strategy sets out how it will deliver these commitments. (08/12/10)
Call to end violence against women and girls
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women the Government launched a paper outlining their ambition and guiding principles to tackle violence against women and girls. (25/11/10)
- Call to end violence against women and girls (Home Office)
Universal Credit: welfare that works
The White Paper "Universal Credit: welfare that works" sets out the Government’s plans to introduce legislation to reform the welfare system by creating a new Universal Credit. (11/11/10)
