The document, The Coalition: Our Programme for Government, outlines the plans of the new government. But the pledges made regarding support for families are largely a regurgitation of the Conservative's pre-election manifesto.
Plans include putting funding for relationship support on a stable, long-term footing and making sure couples are given greater encouragement to use existing relationship support. The government has also pledged to investigate a "new approach to supporting families with multiple problems" and will encourage shared parenting from the earliest stages of pregnancy. This will include the promotion of a system of flexible parental leave.
Duncan Fisher, director of Kids in the Middle, a coalition of family charities, welcomed the plans. He said there are a lot of existing resources for relationship support that are currently underused by public services.
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