In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, which shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements. The Manifesto committed to ensuring of 33% of spend with SMEs by the end of this Parliament.<\/p>
Information on all public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally.<\/p>
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The government has made a series of important reforms to improve permanence for looked after children. We gave these reforms a high profile launch at the British Association of Adoption and Fostering conference on permanence in October 2014, where they formed the centrepiece of my speech.<\/p>
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The Care Planning and Fostering (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 and associated guidance came into force on 1 April 2015. We have promoted these reforms to local authorities via the Association of Directors of Children\u2019s Services (ADCS) bulletin in March 2015; and again through the Department for Education\u2019s official communication to local authority Directors of Children\u2019s Services, Chief Executives and Lead Members earlier this month.<\/p>
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The Care Planning and Fostering (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 have been published online here: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/495/made<\/a> and www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416720/Stat_Guidance_Permanence_2015.pdf<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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