Legislation to offer greater support for working families by extending maternity benefits and improving the provision of childcare was announced, as was an Education Bill to improve quality and choice in the provision of schooling. On the child protection side, there is legislation to implement recommendations made in Sir Michael Bichard's report into the Soham murders, with a Bill to establish a barring and vetting scheme and other measures to provide better protection for children. The Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill, first published in...