The programme, which supports vulnerable families with complex needs, transfers to the DfE’s family support division from next month.
This division is within the department’s children’s social care directorate, which is led by civil servant Shazia Hussain.
The move has been taken to integrate the programme into other linked policies and initiatives, including the roll out of family support hubs, said the government.
“The transfer will support us to create a coherent system that will help deliver a better, more seamless system of support for families, led from one department but working across government and local partnerships,” it added.
Through the move the DfE is looking to build on partnerships with other government department-run programmes designed to support families.
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